tech – Ummul Choudhury

In Banking and finance, Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Race, Sex and gender, Women

The Borg, Pandora’s Box, or something better? Let’s not fear AI but get excited by its incredible possibilities

There’s so much potential to AI if we can put our resources in the right places.

May 22, 2023

In Banking and finance, Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Localisation, Race

Money transfers to war zones and emergency areas: practical tips and wider political and ethical implications

War zones and emergency areas need money. But how do you get funds to those that most need it? Who gets to decide this? And what are the wider political and ethical issues to consider?

March 13, 2023

In Blog posts, Innovation, International development, Localisation, Running a start-up

The 8 key things to focus on when founding a tech start-up

Tech start-ups come with specific challenges – especially when launching solutions in sectors known for their lack of innovation. Here’s my take on the main things to focus on when founding a tech start-up.

February 20, 2023

In Blog posts, Innovation, Inspiration, International development, Localisation, Running a start-up, United nonsense

5 practical ways we can transform and localise international aid

The current system for delivering international aid has spun out of control. It's bureaucratic, inefficient and broken. So I've worked with colleagues to rethink, redesign and transform things.

January 31, 2022