Digital Development

IREX uses digital tools and data to empower communities and foster sustainable, inclusive development. By emphasizing data-driven design and reusable solutions, we enhance digital inclusion, safety, and data ecosystems. Our work enables informed data drive decision-making, improves education, strengthens institutions, promotes civic engagement, and expands access to information.

What We Strengthen

Data-informed Decision Making

Soft skills for decision-making
Institutional capacity building
Responsible data & inclusion
Data roadmap development

Digital Inclusion and Safety

Digital citizenship skills
Information & media literacy
Digital privacy & safety
Cultural & social understanding

Data Ecosystems

Media technology
Online collaboration & exchanges
Human-centered design
Upskilling & reskilling

Our Reach

In Georgia, we equipped more than 160 libraries with new technology and trained 50,000 people on digital skills.

Our Impact

81% of participants in Data Zetu reported greater confidence in using data.

Featured Solutions

Reducing corruption: Equipping people to use open data to promote accountability.
Stopping misinformation: Codesigning technology solutions to prevent manipulative information from spreading.
Building social trust: Helping institutions use data to respond to communities’ needs.

Resources & Impact

Guide

Online Collaboration Guide for Facilitators: A Resource for Using Digital Technology for Collaboration and Learning

Tool

Checklist for Overcoming Digital Barriers to Inclusion in Online Learning

Case Study

Can Machine Learning Help Us Measure the Trustworthiness of News?

Featured Projects

Project

Ukraine Veteran Reintegration

Project

Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge

Project

The Kenya COVID-19 Resourcing Data Project (CRDP)

People

Matthew Vanderwerff
Senior Technical Advisor II
Joel Turner
Senior Technical Advisor
Dara Lipton
Deputy Director, Communities and Governance Practice; Project Director, Comunitatea Mea