Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way governments manage data, detect fraud, and engage with citizens—and tax administrations are no exception. From chatbots and risk scores to automated audits and predictive analytics, AI holds the promise of smarter, faster, and more efficient...
The development sector proclaims that it values dignity. Yet it often breaks this promise, with people leaving encounters with charities feeling bruised and unseen. In this seminar, Tom Wein examines dignity as a core value around the world, drawing on his in-progress research for the future...
In the face of declining aid volumes and mounting debt and climate crises, lower income countries are under increasing pressure to raise more domestic revenue. With these countries already experiencing higher levels of wealth and income inequality than high-income nations, there is a compelling...
Watch again https://youtu.be/pkJHm-YE1hM In this virtual panel event, we will bring together experts from various regions to address a critical challenge of our time: ensuring that women and youth are not left behind in the global transition to clean energy. Gender equity needs to be at...
This event shares new research findings and brings together key voices to discuss current challenges, funding gaps, and what needs to change ahead of the upcoming Financing for Development conference. Watch now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bn5cHJ1m5A This launch event will explore...
Watch again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlzdZmcdzqc This seminar explores how displacement and mobility shape children’s wellbeing, drawing on research with Syrian Armenian children and families who moved to Armenia following the Syrian war. It highlights the value of child-centred,...
Join this high-level event Multilateralism at a crossroads: Transforming challenges into opportunities for a sustainable future, with senior representatives from Brazil, South Africa and Spain, along with expert speakers for discussion and Q&A. Multilateralism is facing significant...
Watch again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYD-IhrjawI This seminar will showcase community-led innovations focused on enhancing equity and sustainability in food access in the city of Brighton & Hove. It will examine experiences that emerged in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and...
Watch again https://youtu.be/_ROl6XaJv6s We are delighted to invite you to attend the IDS launch of The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health (LCGGH) report. The rollback in gender rights and challenges to global health organisations around the world threatens to reverse...
Fifty years ago this year, Dr Budd Hall, then a visiting fellow at IDS, wrote what has come to be known the first published journal article on the idea of participatory research (PR). Since then, bringing together many different currents and influencers, PR has emerged as a major strategy and...
https://youtu.be/xtem1iwFy9k Talk by Indian seed sovereignty scholar and activist Dr. Debal Deb. Neolithic farmers created all the cultivated crop species from their wild progenitors. Generations of pre-industrial farmers since the Neolithic era have subsequently developed a legion of...
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), in partnership with the University of Sussex, has been ranked first in the world for Development Studies in the QS World University Rankings for the ninth consecutive year. Together with the University of Sussex, we provide 29 postgraduate degrees...
