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[caution: AI has hallucinated on this image and the data] This post is not about an AI hacking another government's sensitive health data portal (enough people are talkign about it). It is about the email going unnoticed for five days since we have no human-in-the-loops behind generic emails or the call centers are answered by bots. Agile governments and companies need people (yes they are expensive but hey - you are supporting an economy when you hire people! I do not see AI

1. Sovereignty is bounded – by supply chains, by energy & water resources, cost, data and talent. NO COUNTRY HAS EVERYTHING despite what you think and to be part of the global economy – that is the price you pay. 2. Carbon Offsetting delays the problem – it does not solve the problem. A forest still did its work when you stop it being cutting down and new trees actually produce more carbon than they remove. Further – it does not address e-waste pollution which is a future pro

Here are some insights from our article,"The Scaling of Social Innovations in Africa and Beyond," which has been accepted by AIB Insights. The article explores a question that is becoming increasingly important worldwide: How do social innovations scale across borders while maintaining their social mission? Using the cases of M-PESA in Kenya and Kiva across Africa, we examine how social innovations grow internationally, not just by expanding geographically, but by increasing