https://example.org/ New use cases, research, data, events and news from the Asia AI4D Observatory. Prototype feed: entries are illustrative, and example.org stands in for the Observatory's own address. en Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 https://example.org/research/datasets/use-case-repository-full-export ai4d-observatory:DS-006 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Dataset Every use case in the repository with its full taxonomy tags, status and assessment, as one machine-readable file. https://example.org/community/events/community-of-practice-ai-in-public-employment ai4d-observatory:EV-001 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Event An online session on AI tools that match job seekers to work, with teams from Nepal, India and Bangladesh. https://example.org/insights/newsletter/no-3-september-2026 ai4d-observatory:NL-003 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Newsletter State of Play 2026, the policy tracker update, and the dates for the Regional Policy Dialogue in Colombo. https://example.org/data/indicators/use-case-footprint-responsible-ai-innovations ai4d-observatory:DV-004 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Map & data view Where documented use cases are, which sectors they serve and which enablers they rely on, updated as the repository grows. https://example.org/community/events/scope-a-thon-responsible-ai-for-climate ai4d-observatory:EV-005 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Event Three days for developer teams to scope responsible AI tools for climate adaptation, with mentors from government and civil society. https://example.org/community/opportunities/scope-a-thon-team-applications-open ai4d-observatory:OP-003 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Opportunity Teams of two to five developers and domain experts can apply to join the climate resilience scope-a-thon in Manila. https://example.org/use-cases/generative-ai-help-desk-for-small-business-tax ai4d-observatory:UC-025 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case India Answers small traders’ questions on goods and services tax in Hindi, Tamil and English, and cites the relevant rule in every answer. https://example.org/community/events/launch-webinar-state-of-play-2026 ai4d-observatory:EV-002 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Event The research team presents the benchmarking report’s findings, followed by a panel with regulators from three countries. https://example.org/insights/news/state-of-play-2026-is-published ai4d-observatory:NW-003 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 News The Observatory’s first benchmarking report is out, with a launch webinar on 1 October. https://example.org/research/reports/state-of-play-2026-responsible-ai-in-south-and ai4d-observatory:RP-001 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Report The Observatory’s first benchmarking report: where twelve countries stand on the six AI enablers, and the gaps that matter most for responsible AI. https://example.org/use-cases/ai-tutor-over-sms-for-remote-primary-schools ai4d-observatory:UC-019 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Timor-Leste Sends short maths and literacy exercises in Tetum by SMS and adapts difficulty from replies, reaching families without smartphones or data plans. https://example.org/research/briefs/indigenous-data-sovereignty-in-ai-projects ai4d-observatory:BR-007 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Brief Practical principles for consent, benefit-sharing and data control when AI projects work with Indigenous communities. https://example.org/insights/blog/returning-home-starting-over-ai-and-nepals ai4d-observatory:BL-005 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Blog & commentary Nepal Field notes from two municipalities where returning workers use a voice assistant to turn years abroad into local job leads. https://example.org/community/opportunities/research-fellowship-in-responsible-ai-policy ai4d-observatory:OP-002 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Opportunity Six-month remote fellowships for early-career researchers to produce a policy brief with the Observatory team. https://example.org/research/briefs/risk-proportionate-ai-rules-for-small-states ai4d-observatory:BR-001 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Brief How countries with small regulators can govern AI without copying rulebooks written for large markets. https://example.org/use-cases/sipsetu-matching-returning-migrant-workers ai4d-observatory:UC-001 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Nepal A Nepali-language voice assistant that turns years of work abroad into a recognised skills profile and local job leads, piloted with municipal employment service centres. https://example.org/community/learning/community-of-practice-session-3-language ai4d-observatory:LR-006 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Learning resource Recording and notes from a session where teams from four countries compared speech and text tools built for public services. https://example.org/community/opportunities/small-grants-for-inclusive-ai-pilots ai4d-observatory:OP-004 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Opportunity Grants for pilots designed with women, persons with disabilities or Indigenous communities. Listed by the Observatory, run by an external fund. https://example.org/research/reports/water-energy-and-land-the-environmental ai4d-observatory:RP-003 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Report Estimates the water, energy and land demands of planned data centres in seven countries, and the policy options for managing them. https://example.org/research/toolkits/responsible-ai-self-assessment-for-innovators ai4d-observatory:LR-002 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Learning resource A draft framework and workbook that takes a team through the five responsible AI dimensions in about 45 minutes. https://example.org/community/events/regional-policy-dialogue-on-responsible-ai ai4d-observatory:EV-003 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Event Two days for policymakers, regulators and regional bodies to compare approaches to governing AI, in person and online. https://example.org/use-cases/sign-language-avatar-for-public-service-counters ai4d-observatory:UC-018 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Vietnam Translates common counter conversations into Vietnamese Sign Language through an on-screen avatar, co-designed with Deaf associations. https://example.org/data/indicators/regional-scorecard-the-six-ai-enablers-country ai4d-observatory:DV-001 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Map & data view An interactive scorecard of 36 indicators across the six enablers, with a data table beside every chart. https://example.org/research/reports/mapping-the-innovation-and-investment-climate ai4d-observatory:MS-005 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Mapping study Funding flows, start-up ecosystems and public procurement for AI across thirteen countries, and where responsible AI ventures struggle to raise money. https://example.org/insights/newsletter/no-2-august-2026 ai4d-observatory:NL-002 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Newsletter Women in the AI value chain, the skills and labour mapping study, and six new use cases. https://example.org/use-cases/risk-screening-for-village-revolving-funds ai4d-observatory:UC-023 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Laos Helps village fund committees spot repayment stress early from simple ledger data kept on shared tablets. https://example.org/research/briefs/which-jobs-are-exposed-generative-ai-and ai4d-observatory:BR-005 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Brief Bangladesh Vietnam Matches occupational task data to generative AI capabilities to show which jobs, and which workers, are most exposed. https://example.org/insights/blog/counting-what-matters-disability-data-gaps-in ai4d-observatory:BL-004 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Blog & commentary Most datasets used to train AI in the region do not record disability at all. Why that matters, and three ways to fix it. https://example.org/use-cases/ai-writing-feedback-for-bahasa-malaysia ai4d-observatory:UC-012 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Malaysia Gives secondary students instant feedback on essay structure and grammar in Bahasa Malaysia, while teachers keep control of grades. https://example.org/research/datasets/ai-skills-supply-and-demand-indicators ai4d-observatory:DS-003 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Dataset Job-posting data aggregated to 214 occupations, showing where demand for AI and data skills is growing and where training supply lags. https://example.org/use-cases/landslide-warnings-for-tea-estate-roads ai4d-observatory:UC-027 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Sri Lanka Combines rain-gauge readings and slope data to warn estate workers and bus operators when landslide risk rises on hill-country roads. https://example.org/insights/op-eds/asia-should-write-its-own-ai-rules-not-borrow ai4d-observatory:EX-001 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Op-ed & external publication An op-ed arguing that the region’s regulators need rules sized to their capacity and markets, not imported templates. https://example.org/use-cases/sinhala-and-tamil-speech-interface-for-public ai4d-observatory:UC-006 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case Sri Lanka Lets callers speak to a government helpline in Sinhala or Tamil instead of navigating keypad menus, then routes and logs each request. https://example.org/research/datasets/ai-investment-deals-2020-to-2026 ai4d-observatory:DS-005 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Dataset Venture, grant and public investment in AI companies and programmes, by country, sector and stage. https://example.org/community/learning/designing-ai-services-with-persons-with ai4d-observatory:LR-005 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Learning resource Methods for co-design, accessible testing and paying participants fairly, with examples from assistive AI projects. https://example.org/research/briefs/what-makes-responsible-ai-pilots-scale-in-low ai4d-observatory:BR-002 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Brief Lessons from twenty documented use cases on funding, partnerships and the public institutions that turn pilots into services. https://example.org/use-cases/testing-sandbox-for-public-sector-chatbots ai4d-observatory:UC-026 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Use case A shared test environment where government teams from four countries check chatbots for accuracy, bias and safety before launch. https://example.org/community/events/workshop-gender-responsive-ai-policy ai4d-observatory:EV-004 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Event A one-day workshop with ministries and women’s organisations on building gender analysis into AI strategies. https://example.org/research/reports/women-in-the-ai-value-chain-data-work-platform ai4d-observatory:RP-004 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Report Surveys women doing data annotation and platform work in eight countries, and what their pay, conditions and prospects mean for policy. https://example.org/research/datasets/compute-and-connectivity-indicators ai4d-observatory:DS-002 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0530 Dataset Thirty-eight indicators of data-centre capacity, cloud availability, broadband cost and research computing access, by country.