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How to Prepare South African Youth for the Digital Economy

Johannesburg | By Guest Writer on June 4, 2018 | Comments Off on How to Prepare South African Youth for the Digital Economy

Digital technology is transforming economies and the world of work in profound ways. Traditional jobs are being transformed while new forms of work are being created. Siven Maslamoney, Manager, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, and Sean Blagsvedt, Former CEO of Babajob.com in India, led the group of digital professionals, M&E officials and youth facing programme implementers…
How Big Data Can Solve South Africa’s Biggest Challenges

Johannesburg | By Guest Writer on January 13, 2018 | Comments Off on How Big Data Can Solve South Africa’s Biggest Challenges

The inaugural South African Technology Salon How Can Big Data Solve South Africa’s Biggest Challenges?, we discussed the potential of Big Data in contributing to the achievement of development objectives in South Africa and the region. Participating in the discussion was a range of public sector M&E officials, private and not-for-profit organisations, donors and programme…

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  How Ghanaians Can Engage with and Create Generative AI Solutions
  
  The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar chatbots like Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude has re-ignited the discussion around how we can manage and direct artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. A common challenge with these and other AI and machine learning (ML) systems is their Silicon Valley heritage that often excludes the lived experiences of Africans…
  
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  How GenAI Will Affect Election Misinformation in 2024
  
  Generative AI (GenAI) models like DALL-E and ChatGPT showcase the creativity and utility of AI. Yet these tools – which can generate realistic image, audio and video simulations at scale and then personalize this content – have serious implications for how much people trust the information they see and hear. Civil society organizations are highly…
  
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  Meaningful Participation and Accountability is Possible in AI
  
  The release of ChatGPT and similar chatbots like Google’s Bard and Anthropic’s Claude has re-ignited the discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) in social, work, financial, health, education, law, and most other spheres. A common challenge with these and other AI and machine learning (ML) systems is their lack of transparency and accountability. Algorithms decide what we…
  
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