August 30, 2022

Across sub-Saharan Africa, more than half a billion people cannot access electricity, while millions more live with unreliable and intermittent sources of power. Data on power quality at the customer level are limited or nonexistent in these contexts. In response to this challenge, nLine has developed GridWatch, an innovative, low-cost…

January 8, 2021

By Nigel Gibbs, RTAC Communications Manager This study on small and growing businesses (SGBs) in Uganda and Nigeria offers insights and recommendations on financing enterprises in emerging and frontier markets. SGBs play a vital role in many emerging economies, contributing significantly to economic growth and employment creation. This study will…

March 31, 2020

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This page features resources around the readiness of financial systems to deploy solutions that contribute to a more efficient financial system and increased financial inclusion in Honduras. The resources were developed for RTAC…

October 25, 2019

About the convening In May 2019, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Global Development Lab with Duke University’s DevLab@Duke and NORC at the University of Chicago convened nearly 90 academic experts, digital practitioners, development partners, and USAID colleagues in Washington, D.C. to discuss the latest research on machine…

October 25, 2019

The fact sheet “Educating Moroccan Youth for a Productive Future” provides insights into some of the challenges for addressing youth unemployment in Morocco. The fact sheet highlights new research on job market trends, higher education, and employment stakeholders (such as private sector businesses and recruitment agencies). It offers three recommendations…

May 9, 2019

Through USAID’s Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), a research team is collaborating to identify and advance effective investment solutions for Nigeria and Uganda’s Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs)—commercially viable businesses with five to 250 employees seeking between $20,000 and $2 million in investment capital. The research initiative is led by…

October 2, 2018