VODAN-EEPA Group: EEPA Collaborates with VODAN-Africa on Supporting Neglected Communities to Have Voice, Digital Presence and Rights

by K. Smits
Posted on February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
EEPA news and activities

EEPA is collaborating with VODAN-Africa in the VODAN-EEPA Group on the objective of creating data equity and ethical inclusive AI, as well as creation of voice for voiceless communities. The goal is to create an African federated data space, where information is held securely and in-residence – the data stays with the data owner, but can still be used and ‘visited’ under well defined principles.

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