Daivi Rodima-Taylor

Economic and Political Anthropology, African Studies, FinTech and Inclusion, Human Economies, Media Studies, Migration and Diaspora. Boston University

[Daivi Rodima-Taylor @DaiviRTaylor]

Sharing some recent updates from our African Ajami initiatives: https://t.co/1fysIwytWs

[Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University @BUPardeeSchool]

🌍 📖 ASC's African Ajami Project expands access to four major West African languages with groundbreaking initiatives and programs. Read more here: https://t.co/CWR9Z1sTph

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A detailed reflection on our recent symposium “Cultures of Platformization in Africa” is now available in the Society for Social Studies of Science Backchannels: https://t.co/vNCPDaG3qR

[CURA @curareligion]

Looking forward to seeing you at our events this week!
Thursday: "Songs of Refusal" Pt. 3 with @adequadros
Friday: CURA Colloquium with @DaiviRTaylor
Check out our all events here: https://t.co/EGRkFhnaZM

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Africa’s #AI trajectory may depend less on capital-intensive infrastructure and more on smaller, context-specific systems. Locally grounded applications designed for constrained environments may be more inclusive and adaptable https://t.co/yYjKtLfREW

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It was a pleasure to participate in our co-organized symposium "Cultures of Platformisation in Africa." Discussions centered on how digital platforms shape economic & social life across the continent, while balancing innovation, security, & local realities https://t.co/8owaK352ih

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Pleased to have contributed a chapter, "Rotating Credit Associations and Debt", to the forthcoming Routledge Handbook on Debt, out later this year.

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Through oral histories of #work across four #African countries, this thought-provoking new book uncovers how decades of economic change have reshaped people’s biographies and livelihoods. https://t.co/6ucL0t1sN8

[Ulla-Maija Määttä @UllaMaijaMaatta]

Snow covers the ground in a soft blanket,
muffling footsteps and the sounds of rushing.
Trees stand as white dreams,
the branches a stopped sigh of time.
Winter only whispers peace to the heart.

📷 Jonne Vaahtera 🇫🇮

[Daivi Rodima-Taylor @DaiviRTaylor]

This has important implications for the informal economy. As mobile money users, savings groups, and small traders operate through digital payment rails, their activities generate data that can feed AI systems, reshaping how trust & creditworthiness are defined.

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The integration of #AI into digital public infrastructure depends on institutional inheritance. In many developing countries, existing design & governance of identity systems, payment rails, and data exchange platforms shapes how AI is adopted in practice https://t.co/U8VROBtqqr

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

I’m a rodent, not a meteorologist.

It’s Groundhog Day…again. It's still cold.

#GroundhogDay

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A recent High Court ruling from #Kenya signals that business agreements reached through WhatsApp and SMS can be legally binding, with digital communication increasingly treated as standard commercial infrastructure rather than informal conversation. https://t.co/DqcPtbMwKB

[they call me Pencils @CindySinor]

“Train in the Snow”by Claude Monet (1875). If you’re in the path of this weekend’s winter storm, stay safe. ❄️

[Elgar Economics @Elgar_Economics]

🚨 Out Now: Elgar Encyclopedia of Economic Anthropology, edited by Cristina Grasseni, @ErikBaehre, Douglas R. Holmes, and @KantersCoco

🔵 Learn more: https://t.co/eoDtKZUvy1

🟠 Free chapter: https://t.co/dxLSsEJkX6

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Exciting update: Our edited volume “Land and the Mortgage” is getting a fresh paperback release in April 2026 @berghahnbooks https://t.co/uUiuW2hQBH

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Africa is seeing significant growth in digital connectivity. Investments in submarine cables, satellite internet, & data centers are reshaping the digital landscape, and continued focus on mobile-first solutions facilitates affordable internet access https://t.co/x66Qvh5S8W

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Rather than treating #AI risk in digital lending as a purely technical issue, new perspectives from #Africa argue for collaborative governance among regulators, #fintechs & civil society, framing ethical AI as shared institutional responsibility https://t.co/hu9yddNoag