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For our 4th episode, we are joined by Vilas Dhar, President of the Patrick J. Mcgovern Foundation, AI ethicist, and appointee ​​to the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. 


This week, it’s all about the need to support technology creation that is fair and equitable through public and third-sector efforts. 



This week we are learning : 
Importance of curiosity and life-long learning Need for more involvement of the public sector in constructing technology Ability to go beyond actor-limited thinking when it comes to regulationWays to hone foundations and nonprofit participation in AI creation and regulation Remember to leave 5-stars and share with a friend!

On the 3rd episode of this series, we are joined by Ronaldo Lemos - co-founder of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights and the National IoT Plan. Founder of the Institute for Technology of Rio de Janeiro, he is also a professor at Schwarzman College in Beijing, at Columbia University and still a lawyer. This week it’s all about how we need to build competitiveness and have different national regulations that fit what each country wants out of technology. 


This week we are learning : 
To follow our passions (music !) How technology really is for people who want to understand humansg iThe necessity to produce indigenous technology The need to fight the one size fits all model and have differentiated regulations The growmportance of competitiveness and fostering national industries Digital public infrastructure’s state of the art Working for the greater good and fostering techno diversity 

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This week’s episode, Mathilde is hosting Sabhanaz Diya, the founder of Tech Global Institute as well as a senior fellow for the Center for International Governance Innovation. Whilst working for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as for Meta as the Head for Bangladesh, she developed expertise at the intersection between advocacy and implementation - working to bridge the gaps in communities’ exposure in policy making. 


We are learning about : 
Early role of journalism in her career Impact driven career - from local to upstream policy makingHow to create more exposure for ‘so-called Global South’ Voices Revolving door phenomenon - how to create more link between private and public sectorsFinding purpose whilst advocating for greater exposure Remember to leave 5-stars and share with a friend!

Across the dunes of time, the winds of change have often reshaped nations. Welcome to "The Looking Glass." I'm Kosi Ogbuli, your guide through the intricate maze of history and politics. Today, we step back into 1969, when a young Muammar Gaddafi changed Libya forever. This is Episode 2: "The Winds of Change."

Dirk Vandewalle, a renowned expert from Dartmouth College with extensive knowledge in US-Libya relations, joins us to unravel the complexities of this era. Professor Vandewalle, we are honored to have you here.


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Welcome on Talos, a new podcast in partnership with The Looking Glass. My name is Mathilde Barge and I will be taking you on a journey across different technology policy profiles, asking real questions about what it entails, what we can do about it, and how it is evolving. 


This week’s episode,I had the pleasure of talking with Eleonore Fournier Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at United Nations University, about the potential role the UN can take as a new body for a global governance of Artificial Intelligence. She is also a professor, lead researcher for multiple projects across the UN System as well as a writer.


Keep plugged in for next week’s episode and stay curious ! 


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Welcome to "The Looking Glass," the show where we reflect on the stories that shape our world. I’m Kosi Ogbuli, and in this inaugural episode of this mini-series, we journey back to the early 20th century to witness the birth of a nation - Libya. It's a tale of independence, monarchy, and the shaping of a country's identity amid the waves of change sweeping through Africa and the Middle East.


We are joined by Hafed Al Ghwell, a respected voice on North African affairs and the Executive Director of the North Africa Initiative at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, to explore this pivotal period.


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