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Device ownership and expressed interest are incomplete measures of effective access.

Charging, installation costs, household relations, usable language and trusted intermediaries determine whether a service reaches people. Starting with current users can hide exclusion.

An interpretation of the recorded discussion. The passages below have different roles: support, illustration, qualification, challenge, proposed mechanism or open question.
challenges · DAY 1 · 1:25:43

A GIZ participant calls for data feminism, intersectionality, consent and scrutiny of model power rather than only recipient readiness.

Consequential minority intervention; does not itself demonstrate a new model or outcome.

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Varaidzo MatimbaAI+Africa Lead · The MERL Tech InitiativeLinkedIn ↗
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Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable PopulationsWatch passage →