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AI Preparedness Index Shows Global South Is Not Ready for Artificial Intelligence Soltuions

AI Preparedness Index Shows Global South Is Not Ready for Artificial Intelligence Soltuions

Published on: Mar 10 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
The IMF’s AI Preparedness Index destroys the comfortable fiction that Global South countries are “leapfrogging” into AI readiness. While development...
Why Does AI4D Ignore Billions of People in the Global South?

Why Does AI4D Ignore Billions of People in the Global South?

Published on: Feb 26 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
I’ve been tracking the artificial intelligence for development (AI4D) conversation for years, and I have to call out what’s become an increasingly troubling...
Building Ethical Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Humanitarian Uses

Building Ethical Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Humanitarian Uses

Published on: Apr 19 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Building Ethical Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Humanitarian Uses
While many artificial intelligence (AI) tools originated in the United States, Europe, and China, the development and adoption of AI in lower- and middle-income...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Global South Feminist Artificial Intelligence Research

Apply Now: $100,000 for Global South Feminist Artificial Intelligence Research

Published on: Oct 18 2021 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Systemic gender, racial and intersectional bias sit at the core of current artificial intelligence processes born in the North, replicated in the South. There is...
Apply Now: $25,000 Seed Funding for COVID-19 Digital Response Solutions

Apply Now: $25,000 Seed Funding for COVID-19 Digital Response Solutions

Published on: Jul 10 2021 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
The COVID-19 crisis had an unprecedented impact on our society. The crisis has exposed the fragility of the current system’s functioning across the globe, but...
Social Networking for the Global South: February #ICT4D Twitter Chat Wrap-Up

Social Networking for the Global South: February #ICT4D Twitter Chat Wrap-Up

Published on: Mar 03 2010 by Michael Downey - Comments Off on Social Networking for the Global South: February #ICT4D Twitter Chat Wrap-Up
Without a doubt, social networking has changed the technology landscape in places like Europe and the United States. But what is the role of this technology in the...