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Eleanor Sarpong

@ellasarpong

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

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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. bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

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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

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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? ⁦POVERTY, INC.⁩ . | Official Trailer on Vimeo vimeo.com/109863354

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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: on.unesco.org/GenED

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: on.unesco.org/GenED
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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 Access Now accessnow.org/press-release/…

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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

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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

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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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’ ft.com/content/c1f6d9…

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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 gov.uk/government/new…

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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

#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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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 😽

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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.” theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

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Congratulations to my friend and former colleague Catherine Nyaki Adeya 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 !!!

Congratulations to my friend and former colleague 
<a href="/CatherineNyaki/">Catherine Nyaki Adeya</a> 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 ,
<a href="/ICANN/">ICANN</a> is lucky to have you on its board !!!