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The Generative AI Skills Challenge by the numbers:    🌐 The Challenge received 581 applications from 93 countries across the world.     💡The five challenge awardees collectively trained 4,721 people.     🟪 87% of trainees identified as women or non-binary     💻 95% of trainees are at risk of exclusion from the digital economy    Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eHvucdST   #AIDrivesImpact     DataDotOrg, Microsoft, EY, Gregory Bianchi, Anne Sawyer Shields, Uyi (O.T.) Stewart, Joanne Jan, Lindsey Gottschalk, Myna Mahila Foundation, GIEVA Organization, Data Elevates, Mississippi AI Collaborative, The Tipping Point in Education, 100mentors  

What are the opportunities to tackle the world's most pressing problems using #data and #AI? Don't miss this critical conversation with Catherine Cheney and our own Uyi (O.T.) Stewart. #DataDrivesImpact Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth | The Rockefeller Foundation | Microsoft | Shamina Singh | Rajiv J. Shah | Kate Behncken

🎉 Exciting news from the Generative AI Skills Challenge! Five groundbreaking projects from Chile, Nigeria, the USA, India, and Greece are leading the way in generative #AI skills training for social impact. Nearly 5,000 people have been trained, with a focus on communities in low- and middle-income contexts.     Download the Impact Report to explore the powerful stories behind these awardees and their work advancing digital inclusion and socioeconomic mobility. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHvucdST    #AIDrivesImpact  Microsoft, Gregory Bianchi, Anupama Shekhar, EY, Anne Sawyer Shields, Ariel Stern, Suhani Jalota, Tanvi Divate, Myna Mahila Foundation, Mississippi AI Collaborative, Brittany Myburgh, GIEVA Organization, Daniel Obaka, Data Elevates, Rob Segan, Prem Durairaj, The Tipping Point in Education, 100mentors, Yiorgos Nikoletakis, Uyi (O.T.) Stewart, Joanne Jan, Lindsey Gottschalk, Perry Hewitt, David Gerard Mascarina, Emma Marty

Building the field of #data and #AI for social impact is both an urgent need and an exciting opportunity, and the responsibility to realize that opportunity is a guiding force for DataDotOrg. As we prepare for this month’s UN General Assembly (#UNGA79) and Climate Week, and continued conversations with policymakers, social impact leaders, and communities around the world, the September edition of our Impact Data Brief details how DataDotOrg is forging ahead in pursuit of our goal to train one million purpose-driven data professionals by 2032. Read and subscribe today. ⬇️ #DataDrivesImpact #AIDrivesImpact Suhani Jalota, Perry Hewitt, Priyank Hirani, Emma Marty, Ivana Feldfeber, Mailén García, Rocío Palacín, Yasmín Belén Quiroga, Carolina Glasserman Apicella, Davis Adieno, Hemang Jani, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Wellcome Trust, Shanna Crumley, Tariq Khokhar, UChicago Data Science Institute

How can data improve health outcomes? See how ARTPARK combines computational and AI-based techniques with advances in environmental surveillance and satellite-based technologies, to develop targeted, evidence-based interventions. Rohit Satish | Raghu Dharmaraju | Priyank Hirani | Shivam Shukla 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 |

Meet the Generative AI Skills Challenge Awardees!     Register for datadotorg’s webinar event on Wednesday, September 4 to learn about the awardee’s innovative approaches to generative AI skilling and the transformative impact of their projects.       Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBc9teHK     #AIDrivesImpact Microsoft, Uyi (O.T.) Stewart, Anne Sawyer Shields, EY, Daniel Obaka, GIEVA Organization, Brittany Myburgh, Mississippi AI Collaborative, Suhani Jalota, Myna Mahila Foundation, Rob Segan, Data Elevates, Yiorgos Nikoletakis, 100mentors, The Tipping Point in Education, Lindsey Gottschalk, Nieve Heskin

Curious about how generative #AI is transforming the social sector?     Join DataDotOrg on September 4 for a webinar featuring the Generative AI Skills Challenge awardees. Learn how they’re driving socioeconomic mobility and empowering workers across community health, education, and entrepreneurship with generative AI skills.    Don’t miss out —register today: https://lnkd.in/gBc9teHK    #AIDrivesImpact  Microsoft, Uyi (O.T.) Stewart, Anne Sawyer Shields, EY, Gregory Bianchi, Daniel Obaka, GIEVA.Org, Brittany Myburgh, Mississippi AI Collaborative, Suhani Jalota, Myna Mahila Foundation, Rob Segan, Data Elevates, Yiorgos Nikoletakis, 100mentors, The Tipping Point in Education

data.org’s Executive Director, Danil Mikhailov, was recently invited to lead a workshop on financial inclusion for Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and Rhodes Trust. Rise is a key component of Schmidt Futures' $1 billion commitment to identify and nurture global talent. By focusing on pressing global issues like financial inclusion, Rise aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders and changemakers. The session, "Unlocking the Potential of the Finverse," engaged young innovators in exploring data-driven solutions to address #data challenges in #financialinclusion. During the workshop, participants explored innovative approaches to: 📊 Develop responsible data collection strategies in the financial sector 📊 Utilize non-traditional data sources for credit scoring 📊 Create new methods for gathering financial data in underserved communities The session engaged participants in discussion of ways to combine data science with ethical considerations for solutions that are both technologically innovative and socially responsible -- echoing DataDotOrg's larger commitment to training one million purpose-driven data practitioners by 2032. #DataDrivesImpact #socialimpact