STRANGERS X
STRANGERS X
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Here, we pause the noise to ask: How do ethics, identity, and power shape our world and (digital) futures? Join me, Zainab Taonga Chirwa, for conversations on community, governance, equity, and the systems that govern us. Remember, Governance is about building communities. Welcome to the neighbourhood!
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The podcast emphasizes governance, equity, technology justice, and the role of African agency in global affairs, with episodes covering topics like the geopolitical implications of Africa's mineral wealth in the AI economy, the ethical challenges in the seafood industry, and the rethinking of masculinity and power structures.
Here, we pause the noise to ask: How do ethics, identity, and power shape our world and (digital) futures? Join me, Zainab Taonga Chirwa, for conversations on community, governance, equity, and the systems that govern us. Remember, Governance is about building communities. Welcome to the neighbourhood!
What does it mean to build artificial intelligence that genuinely serves the public good and who gets to decide?
In this episode, I sit down with Philani Mdingi, Executive Director of Tech for Good and a seasoned technology leader known for delivering mission-aligned digital solutions for civil society and philanthropic networks. We explore the civic potential and political risks of AI in African contexts, and ask whether the current trajectories of innovation are truly aligned with public interest.
Drawing from his experience leading digital security and tech strategy at global human rights organisations, Philani reflects on how African actors can shape AI systems that empower rather than exclude and why protecting digital infrastructure is foundational to democratic participation.
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