The Responsible Implementation of Emerging Tech for Development: How can we turn Principles into Practice?

JUNE 2022

This report is the product of a multi-stakeholder consultation carried out by the Emerging Technologies Working Group (ETWG) of the International Development Innovation Alliance (IDIA). Over the course of the consultation, from November 2020 - January 2021, 24 interviews were conducted with informants from four different areas: 1) Development agencies, 2) Implementers of emerging technologies for development, 3) Civil society organisations, and 4) Researchers.

The main question guiding this research was: How are IDIA agencies and country-level tech actors applying existing principles and guidelines to support the responsible use of emerging technology, particularly AI within their tech/digital programming? This paper summarises the key findings of this consultation and posits some open questions to guide further work and future discussions.