"Training is essential because when you are deploying the tools to rural areas you want them to be sustained. You want the community to own the solution." Mahadia Tunga (PhD)

According to Anjelou Marie Estrella, the people experiencing the problem should be part of the solution. We need to shift our educational investment to the people who need it the most.

"The digital solution is vital to capture data and better understand what the community needs." Anjelou Marie Estrella

What are the educational models that work? At dLab Tanzania the central pillar is community engagement. Whenever there is a new project they run a "listening campaign" where they go to the community and identify the pertinent challenge. This makes the community part of the solution.

How do we ensure that our AI models are designed with equity? Representation matters according to Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD. "We need to engage women, people from rural communities, and diverse fields of study. Giving an eye to communities who have been excluded is incredibly important"

"We need to support and reward programs that really invest in diversity. There isn't a magic bullet, but let's invest in the programs that are doing it right" Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD

How do we ensure the expertise is retained and avoid brain drain? According to Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD: ▪️ Training enough people and eventually, you will reach saturation. ▪️ Continued professional development opportunities and autonomy

What's the one thing that we can do to drive collaboration? According to Mahadia Tunga (PhD) collaborations start with trust, and being honest about what you want to achieve so sustainable networks can be built.

What's the one thing that we can do to drive collaboration? According to Anjelou Marie Estrella, stakeholders need to set aside personal interests and accept new changes.

What's the one thing that we can do to drive collaboration? According to Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD proximity matters. We need to create spaces where we can link different individuals.

Thank you to our incredible panelists, Mahadia Tunga (PhD), Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD, Anjelou Marie Estrella, and our fantastic moderator Natasha Sunderji. Join us for our virtual networking session on December 17.

Was very enjoyable to join these data science advocates this morning. Learned much from different perspectives and activities in multiple countries.

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