Research for Impact

The Geneva Research Lab for Digital Impact bridges evidence and action to accelerate global digital impact efforts.

Research that Informs.
Research for Impact

Our Research Approach

Our research adopts an end-to-end systems perspective on digital transformation - examining the conditions that enable change, the pathways and cross-sector dynamics through which it unfolds, and the outcomes and impact it generates across individuals, institutions and societies.

1

Enablers

What conditions enable digital transformation and impact at scale ?

2

Pathways

What implementation models, partnerships and mechanisms translate conditions into action?

3

Outcomes

How does digital transformation translate into measurable outcomes across contexts?

Antigua and Barbuda
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Chile
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Ghana
Guinea
India
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
South africa
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Tanzania
Turks & Caicos
Uganda
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Zambia
United states
Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Botswana

Botswana

Brazil

Brazil

Burundi

Burundi

Chile

Chile

Eswatini

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Fiji

Ghana

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea

India

India

Kenya

Kenya

Lesotho

Lesotho

Malawi

Malawi

Mauritius

Mauritius

Mexico

Mexico

Mongolia

Mongolia

Namibia

Namibia

Nigeria

Nigeria

Rwanda

Rwanda

South africa

South africa

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

St. Lucia

St. Lucia

Tanzania

Tanzania

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Uganda

Uganda

Uruguay

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Zambia

Zambia

United states

United states

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Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Botswana
Botswana

Botswana

Brazil
Brazil

Brazil

Burundi
Burundi

Burundi

Chile
Chile

Chile

Eswatini
Eswatini

Eswatini

Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Fiji
Fiji

Fiji

Ghana
Ghana

Ghana

Guinea
Guinea

Guinea

India
India

India

Kenya
Kenya

Kenya

Lesotho
Lesotho

Lesotho

Malawi
Malawi

Malawi

Mauritius
Mauritius

Mauritius

Mexico
Mexico

Mexico

Mongolia
Mongolia

Mongolia

Namibia
Namibia

Namibia

Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria

Rwanda
Rwanda

Rwanda

South africa
South africa

South africa

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

St. Lucia
St. Lucia

St. Lucia

Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania

Turks & Caicos
Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos

Uganda
Uganda

Uganda

Uruguay
Uruguay

Uruguay

Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Zambia
Zambia

Zambia

United states
United states

United states

Research Team(13)

Ruth McLachlin

Ruth McLachlin

Research Fellow

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Interested in collaborating on research or contributing to our projects? We welcome partnerships with academics, practitioners, policymakers, and organizations working to advance evidence on digital transformation and impact.

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