{"id":19529,"date":"2023-11-10T06:48:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T05:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grain-africa.org\/?page_id=19529"},"modified":"2023-11-11T05:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T04:11:16","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grain-africa.org\/en\/pourquoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19529\" class=\"elementor elementor-19529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2039fe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2039fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633b89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633b89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the purpose of the GRAIN network?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3b227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e3b227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>To address numerous shortcomings in the fields of AI and gender in sub-Saharan Africa. There is generally little or no gender-disaggregated data, and this shortfall is even more glaring in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a disparity between data on gender and Artificial Intelligence. This results in a biased assessment of society\u2019s needs.<\/li>\n \t<li>To address the under-representation of women in careers in Artificial Intelligence. They remain in the minority because they are not encouraged to pursue this career path.<\/li>\n \t<li>Addressing bias and the perpetuation of social inequalities at the algorithmic level. Some algorithms are, to a certain extent, sexist. In fact, it is the designers who create implicit biases in algorithmic systems. This suggests that, at times, Artificial Intelligence can create problems relating to gender issues rather than providing solutions.<\/li>\n \t<li>To help develop frameworks for the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence and to ensure that AI and gender are better taken into account in governance.<\/li>\n \t<li>To encourage greater consideration of African contexts. To promote inclusion in Africa by addressing our specific challenges. For example, there is limited literature on the harms caused by technology in our contexts.<\/li>\n \t<li>To work towards pan-African collaboration on AI and gender inclusion. At present, there is a lack of collaboration between French-speaking and English-speaking Africa. Furthermore, there is no organised group in Africa to champion inclusion and gender equality in Artificial Intelligence.<\/li>\n \t<li>Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration. Artificial Intelligence is a cross-cutting issue. There is a need for collaboration between stakeholders in this field and those in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The issues are cross-cutting for both these fields. We also need multidisciplinary research to be tested in the African context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nGender is a cross-cutting issue that concerns us all.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quelle est la raison d\u2019\u00eatre du r\u00e9seau GRAIN ? R\u00e9pondre \u00e0 de nombreux manquements dans les domaines de l\u2019IA et du genre en Afrique subsaharienne. Il existe peu ou pas de donn\u00e9es d\u00e9sagr\u00e9g\u00e9es sur le genre, de mani\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et ce manque est encore plus criard en Afrique sub-saharienne. 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