Sinit Zeru

Interests: Africa, Public Policy/Service, Diversity, Gender, Tech4Development
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[Elizabeth Stuart @ElizStuart]

🥳Today is launch day. Our book setting out lessons for policymakers who want to kick-start digital transformation, based on what we learned from supporting 7 countries in Africa and Asia.
@gamblingondev
@BlavatnikSchool @Oxford_CSAE
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[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

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[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

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[Briter @briter_co]

25% of total funding in #Africa over the past decade went to companies with at least one #blackfounder. Our latest infographic breaks down #investment to highlight biases in distribution and inclusion.

➡️ https://t.co/ild5KByV6u for more deal data!

[Tony Blair Institute for Global Change @InstituteGC]

We asked doctors, nurses & patients about the impact tech is having on healthcare.

This video is a celebration of our work to save lives & transform livelihoods in Senegal with @Oracle.

Learn more: https://t.co/ERk0KcZDI1

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

"[We need] greater focus on serving the needs of the underprivileged and disenfranchised. Innovation should go beyond ‘shiny objects’ and focus on real needs and aspirations of target communities. https://t.co/qc9drTLc6F

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

When you order Uber/ Ride, you get 2qs:
1.Your destination?
2.Where are you at right now ?
I’m not asking us to change the destination/dream less re: Africa digital future. Let's be real about where we are so we take the right journey #innovationafricadigitalsummit 2021

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

Happy to hear the call from Anwar @SafaricomET for Ethiopians to join them. Being inside global orgs, at decision making table, we can shape strategy, bring African perspectives & needs & make international co.'s genuinely international. #innovationafricadigitalsummit 2021

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

"Don't just ask who is in the room - but who is NOT? And WHY not?" Me, today re: inclusive digital Africa #innovationafricadigitalsummit 2021

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

"Get the foundations right for EVERYBODY - power, internet access, education, legal digital ID, payment infrastructure, cybersecurity... and the Unicorns will emerge." Me, today re: inclusive digital Africa #innovationafricadigitalsummit 2021

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

Honoured to speak about inclusive digital development alongside fantastic people at 2021 #innovationafricadigitalsummit hosted by @MinistryofInnov2 & Extensia @afridigital

[Artificial Intelligence for Development @AI4Dev]

Have you seen this new funding opportunity by @LacunaFund ?

It will be focused on language datasets in Sub Saharan Africa, so if you are interested in advancing inclusive NLP research, apply!

EOI Submission deadline: 1st December

Info👉 https://t.co/AvDHpML0F1

[Centre for Public Impact (CPI) @CPI_foundation]

.@CPI_foundation & @BCG's Centre for Government Digital Transformation are working together to put📱digital equity on the agenda at the highest levels of govt around the 🌍.

Read our latest blog where we explore this topic and more: https://t.co/d0TiN0FI6C

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

US judge orders Facebook to release anti-Rohingya account records https://t.co/0jL4JlceEd via @AJEnglish

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

What can we learn from the digital ID journeys that 8 very different countries have taken?... Funny you ask - I and my colleague @sophietholstrup recently moderated a discussion on just that: https://t.co/pKXNLfPefC

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

@temilasade Probably... but I would prefer the audacity of hope than let despair trump it... Just make sure they are refundable/postpone-able🤞

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

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[Women in AI Ethics™ @WomeninAIEthics]

“The AI Incident Database is hosted by Partnership on AI, a nonprofit founded by large tech companies to research the downsides of the tech. The roll of dishonor was started by Sean McGregor, who works as an ML engineer at voice processor startup Syntiant” https://t.co/5USCRFxSFA

[Sinit Zeru @SinitZeru]

@CHazelgrove https://t.co/FpE2Ul5f1g