Gender and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa
Project: Regional Academic Network on IT Policy (RANITP)
Organisation: Research ICT Africa (RIA)
Funder: Microsoft
Role: Lead Researcher
RANITP focused on researching evidence-based AI across the African continent. Specifically, I studied Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness in Africa from a gender perspective. I conducted a desk study of the AI landscape on the continent, followed by a case study to investigate the number of girls/women who were pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, courses and careers.
Publication
Gender and Artificial Intelligence Readiness in Africa: Can new technological innovations address an unequal playing field?. (2019). Policy Brief 4, Research ICT Africa.
I invite you to also read the other policy briefs from my colleagues on different topics – digital ID, AI Ethics, data protection and privacy policy harmonisation, and AI readiness.
Public Engagement
Main Session: Applying Human Rights and Ethics in Responsible Data Governance and Artificial Intelligence. Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Berlin, Germany, 2019.
I also got to share a panel with IQ’whalo (pronounced “Kuvalo”), a former coffee maker turned robot.
