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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Samantha Power, the administrator of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), speaks during the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

USAID’s focus on AI and emerging technology continues with new policy release

Administrator Samantha Power, who just unveiled the agency’s democracy, human rights and governance policy, has now met with leaders at both OpenAI and Anthropic this summer.
USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaks during the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

OpenAI official meets with the USAID administrator

Samantha Power’s meeting with OpenAI’s Anna Makanju comes amid continued investments and interest from the international development agency in the technology.
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A UN worker takes a box containing sanitation kits and soap provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) being stored at a UN school before a distribution to Palestinian displaced people on August 15, 2014 in Gaza City. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

With updated IT strategic plan, USAID tech is a driver of mission, not compliance, CIO says

"It's about making sure that we're supporting the missions and enabling and empowering them," CIO Jason Gray said of the role of USAID's IT.
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