3.8 Data for Development with Nagla Rizk

What does the era of ‘big data’ mean for development technologies in MENA? How can data be used for good, to ensure projects working with vulnerable communities such as informal workers and women are seen and supported? What kind of repercussions does poor data collection have on emerging technologies? How can data-driven research and technology improve prospects for the next generation in the region seeking work, and what does it mean for the future of labour in the region? These are some of the questions we posed to Nagla Rizk, Professor of Economics at the American University in Cairo in episode 8. Nagla is Professor of Economics and Founding Director of the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) at the American University in Cairo’s School of Business. Nagla’s area of research, teaching and advocacy is the economics of knowledge, technology and development, with focus on governance of responsible data and Artificial Intelligence, fair work in the platform economy, innovation, gender and inclusion in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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3.8 Data for Development with Nagla Rizk is an episode from Instant Coffee by LSE Middle East Centre.

This episode is 26:54 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2024.

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