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AI for Climate Relief, Istanbul Modern, November 2024: where the climate-AI thread picked up
On 3–4 November 2024, the Istanbul Modern Museum hosted the AI for Climate Relief Summit. The frame was simple: bring leading artificial-intelligence researchers and…
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Developing technical details of AI Natural Disaster Forecasting Model based on IoT data
On November 3, 2024, during the vibrant backdrop of the Istanbul marathon, a significant workshop was held at the Museum of Modern Arts in…
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From mountains to data: what we told RIPE 89 about LoRaWAN climate sensors
This week I was in Prague at the RIPE 89 forum, where I presented the field results and the practical conclusions from the Internet…
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Zyndan-West: a glacial lake outburst near Bokonbaevo, August 2024
The more I travel around the country, the more I see how beautiful nature in Kyrgyzstan really is. The mountains, the lakes, the rivers,…
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Цифровая общественная инфраструктура Кыргызстана
В течение последних трех месяцев Азиз Солтобаев проводил экспресс-оценку цифровой общественной инфраструктуры в Кыргызстане. Это исследование вносит значительный вклад в понимание цифровой общественной инфраструктуры…
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Karakol focus groups: what the Ministry of Education’s digital infrastructure looks like from a rural household
Kyrgyzstan is in a stage of digital transformation where the moment calls for the introduction of the newest technological advances — artificial intelligence, edge…
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Kazakhstan in the GIRAI 2023 Assessment: Institutional Ambition and the Ethics Gap
The Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI) 1st Edition assessed 138 countries across three dimensions — Responsible AI Governance, Human Rights and AI, and…
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Yurts on Booking.com: Sanarip Insan’s digital-tourism work in Sary-Chelek
In the middle of July 2024, I spent days inside the Sary-Chelek biosphere reserve as part of the digital-tourism training track of the Sanarip…
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Teaching Responsible AI in Russian: Notes from the ICNL Training, July 2024
On July 3 and 4, 2024, KG Labs delivered an intensive two-day training in Bishkek on Internet Governance and Artificial Intelligence Policy for civil…
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National AI Capacities Across Central Asia: What the GIRAI 2023 Assessment Found
The Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI) 1st Edition evaluated national AI capacities across three sub-dimensions: institutions, investments, and competencies. Across Central Asia, the…
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Where Rights Show Up: The GIRAI 2023 Human Rights and AI Dimension Across Central Asia
The Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI) 1st Edition assessed countries on whether national frameworks, government actions, and non-state actors had produced documented evidence…
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Turkmenistan in the GIRAI 2023 Assessment: What a Near-Absent Record Reveals
The GIRAI 2023 researcher described the Turkmenistan assignment with unusual directness: the unexpected finding of the research was a “near complete absence of evidence…