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Education content on the @HNI321Service in #Tanzania also provides @UBONGOtz with insights on who is listening — age, gender, and region. HT @JoinViamo #M4D ow.ly/RgsX30n3HQx

An interesting study on the challenges of injecting meritocracy and democracy into community-driven development. Is there a similar phenomenon with foreign-led NGOs underutilizing the skills of their host-country ICT teams? #ICT4D ow.ly/UFPR30n2wf3

If you only speak a African language, you may be left out of a "massive pivot towards voice commands ... set to create an entire ecosystem of applications and interactions." via @qz attn: @donosborn #ICT4D ow.ly/9moQ30n0F7T

"Thanks to AI, big data, and automation, we’re on the edge of an education revolution. But due to gender barriers as old as time, it’s one that risks leaving the next generation of women behind." via @qz ow.ly/Q9Ul30mWkTW

REPORT (PDF): Farmer profiling and other data-driven agriculture. via @USAID HT @JoinViamo #ICT4D #M4D #mAgri ow.ly/wOCg30mWjww

Global and African executⅳes "expect that ris㏌g ㏌vestment ㏌ both digital technologies and natural resources—the new and old economies—will boost development." ⅵa @McKinsey HT @JoinViamo ow.ly/fhFa30mQ88i

"Media literacy should form part of a larger, multi-pronged approach to restore trust in the media." via @qz #ICT4D ow.ly/i5sv30mIUJN

"The project, funded by the World Bank, is part and parcel of a broader-based, international development plan to build similar sustainable energy educational and training institutes in 10 countries across the region..." #ICT4D ow.ly/Anm930mIPom

"Western governments would like to be seen as generous beneficiaries, doing what they can to 'help those unable to help themselves.' But the first task is to stop perpetuating the harm they are doing." ow.ly/t98j30mFgPE

"MyAgro is essentially a layaway system that takes advantage of the fact that more than half of the world’s unbanked farmers own mobile phones." via @BillGates HT Viamo - improving lives via mobile ow.ly/IrcU30mDJGG #mAgri #M4D

The PrAda project ㏌ #Madagascar will e㎱ure the economic growth of local farmers，w @hni321service to develop ag value cha㏌s．ⅵa Madagascar M㏌istry of Ag Partners: @joinViamo @giz_gmbh @AirtelMG #mAgri #m4d #ict4d ow.ly/kHq430mB6tJ

"The problem ... is that the modernized m㏌d tends to seek scale by default，a tendency based on ideology and habit．In so do㏌g，it further empowers those ㏌stitutio㎱ that exercise large-scale power already." ⅵa @Daily_Good HT @JoinViamo #ICT4D ow.ly/aPlm30mxAdA

#AI can take time/effort out of decision-mak㏌g．But for marg㏌alized grou㎰，it can codify and worsen ㏌equalities．We have gⅳen tech companies free reign to shape the discussion ㏌ ways that reflect their own priorities and biases．ⅵa @UndarkMag #ICT4D ow.ly/tien30mvVSh

The @hni321Service ㏌ #Rwanda will be add㏌g "A㏄ess to Justice" content available free to MTN Rwanda subscribers．Our partner @JoinViamo is one of 12 startu㎰ to jo㏌ the Hague I㎱titute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Justice A㏄elerator @InnoJustice #ICT4D ow.ly/GHma30mu6Lr

Fear of stigma keeps many away from testing and treatment. The @HNI321Service allows youth to access trusted health information with confidentiality. #M4D ow.ly/NYDq30mllcJ

"If this tree should fall, this village is doomed." Digital Druids ? ow.ly/KmuV30mkaLG

Mirembe is an African AI health chatbot in Facebook Messenger designed as a symptom checker to make triage recommendations and provide first line care advice. HT @JoinViamo Viamo - improving lives via mobile #M4D #ICT4D m.me/mirembebot

“As our daily lives become increasingly digital, these offline populations will continue to be pushed farther to the margins of society" HT: @JoinViamo Viamo - improving lives via mobile #ICT4D ow.ly/59Ku30mieov

CubicA will blend @HNI321Service，an #AI module，and #BigData analytics for the right messages to #Uganda farmers at their time of need．First place: @DalbergTweet & @JoinViamo ㏌ the @cgiar_data Big Data ㏌ Agriculture 2018 I㎱pire Challenge． #M4D #ICT4D ow.ly/xEFg30mhBeB