Eleanor Sarpong

ICT & Public Policy professional working across EMEA, APAC and Latin America. love International Dev’t, strategy, gender issues. Chevening Scholar

[Eleanor Sarpong @Ellasarpong]

Internet access should not be mediocre and getting connected should not be a black swan event. That's why we've proposed this new standard here 👇. This is the start of many steps.

[A4AI @A4A_Internet]

We need to rethink how we measure internet access and give policymakers tools to set broadband policies that can deliver the internet people need.

That's why we introduced #MeaningfulConnectivity — a new standard to raise the bar for internet access.

https://t.co/z5ij9Nifi3

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Congratulations to my friend and former colleague
@CatherineNyaki on this great honour! I couldn’t think of a more deserving governance and ICT expert for this international role. So proud of you Nyaki ,
@ICANN is lucky to have you on its board !!!

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Rest in Power George !! BBC newsreader George Alagiah dies aged 67 https://t.co/R35gHjGJPE

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: “Philanthropy is a function of colonial capitalism, it has been shaped by it, is being driven by it, and yet philosophically it tries to position itself as somehow a cure for the ills of colonial capitalism, and that contradiction needs to stop.” https://t.co/46HzCHdM4t

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A bit eerie ….

[Reuters @Reuters]

Nine humanoid robots gathered at the United Nations’ 'AI for Good' conference in Geneva for the world’s first human-robot press conference https://t.co/lCeGFA63Bs

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Finally someone has realised the need for our bags to have seats 😄. It’s considered bad luck to have your bag on the ground in some cultures . Poverty might knock on your door 😽

[Bloomberg @business]

Restaurants are now frequently adding tiny chairs to hold big-ticket handbags https://t.co/VxOtc5ajqM

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@elizamackintosh @cnni Congratulations @elizamackintosh !!! Well deserved

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#LTW2023 Kicked off today with a keynote by PM Rishi Sunak. Great turnout ! Lots of talk about #AI particularly regulating #GenerativeAI . As I participate in thought leadership and innovation round tables I’m keen to bring unique viewpoints to ensure inclusive decision making

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‘UK has launched an expert taskforce to help build & adopt the next generation of safe #AI, backed by £100 million of funding’.- for this to be truly inclusive we need CSOs, Academia,diverse voices. #UK to host 1st global summit on Artificial Intelligence https://t.co/2Sx3UoRGBP

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Great article especially at a time of so much needless #AI doomsday stories of machines taking over the world. Human learning and interactions will continue to be important . The Machines are we have are not conscious’ https://t.co/A4GaV2f6tI

[Eleanor Sarpong @Ellasarpong]

Honoured to be invited by the #Ghana High Commissioner to the U.K. to discuss investment & development. It was a candid constructive discourse from the private sector ,academia & civil society. In sum Gov needs to implement a no. of previously given recommendations. Walk the talk

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Indeed. So proud our team worked on the research that unearthed this fact . We need to have more hands on deck to eliminate the key barriers holding women back from attaining #digitalequality and #digitalrights

[World Bank Digital @WBG_Digital]

#DYK that women's #digital exclusion reduced the GDP of low-and-middle-income countries by $1 trillion over the past decade?

The women of the @WorldBank #Togo office explain the cost of digital inequality.

#AccelerateEquality

[Global Digital Inclusion Partnership @GDInclusion]

As armed conflict between in Sudan escalates, millions on the ground are in urgent need of reliable internet to secure food, water, and navigate safe evacuation routes amid ongoing violence and turmoil. #KeepItOn @accessnow https://t.co/KrgWyj0paH

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

In over 2/3 of countries worldwide, young women make up only 25% of students in engineering, manufacturing/construction, or ICT.

It’s time for a change! Let's empower more girls & young women to engage in #STEM & ICT fields!

27 April is #GirlsinICT Day: https://t.co/RkS4C8FlY1

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Some non digital news . @CNN some Brits want to know if the King is appearing on a show this fall 😜

[CNN @CNN]

King Charles with Gayle King and Charles Barkley will air weekly on CNN in primetime beginning this fall and running into 2024. Hear Gayle and Charles talk about their new show

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Sending warm wishes to all our Muslim friends , colleagues and partners

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On the 8th anniversary of this movie I ask Is fighting poverty a lucrative business? I see a lot of aid and UN job postings in poor areas of the world. Are they working or hurting local entrepreneurship? ⁦@PovertyINC⁩ . | Official Trailer on Vimeo https://t.co/1Eo7jt7unc

[giulio quaggiotto @gquaggiotto]

How prepared for AI is Africa? A @bbcworldservice podcast with @NiNanjira https://t.co/Z9pKHaviOR

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A first I love to see😀. Hopefully the women with a seat at this table go beyond being merely seen to being truly heard . That’s how they can make a real difference. #EmbraceEquity

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

New Zealand cabinet reaches gender equality for the first time https://t.co/bARejbBGq2

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“Eight out of ten firms pay men more than women” How can we improve this rather dismal statistic?
Corporations need to set greater ambitious targets to move more women into leadership positions. There is a real economic benefit in doing so. https://t.co/eVzQZS1tDH

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Wishing all Christians a blessed Easter .