FRONTIER DIALOGUES EPISODE 30: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THE MALDIVES

This week on FD we talk to Laari Koba on finance literacy. Laari Koba is an initiative to kickstart that conversation and provide a FREE resource about money management techniques, ranging from analyzing spending habits, savings, future planning, and investment options available for individuals in the Maldives.

Miyaheli' is a social innovation camp hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ooredoo Maldives since 2016, with the support of the Government of Australia and in collaboration with several partners to empower young individuals to become change-makers. The latest in the series of social innovation camps brought together over 30 participants aged between 18-30 years - who, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, were targeted from Alif Alif, Alif Dhaalu, Vaavu, and Kaafu atolls this year. Mentors guided the participants to create innovative ideas themed around 'Innovation for People, Planet and Prosperity.   

This week on Frontier Dialogues next episode with Kamana A.I on encouraging the use of the Dhivehi language through an easy online translator of English to Divehi (vice-versa) -Speech to text and text to speech-. As well as a solution to make information accessible for people with disabilities using software that translate in real-time

This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to Mr. Muhammed Jailam, Majalla's creator on encouraging Dhivehi language and culture through a virtual library platform. Majalla.mv also participated in the last Solutions Mapping exercise conducted by Accelerator Lab Maldives.

This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to Mr. Ahmed Afrah from the Right to the information portal about the importance of promoting and encouraging citizens' participation in the public arena through access to information in the Maldives. 

This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to the Maldivan Community Foundation (MCF) on promoting, encouraging, and facilitating sustainable philanthropy and social responsibility among citizens and businesses in the country. 

This week on #FrontierDialogues we talk to @OfficialShunan - Founder and CEO of @UtotoAi , on Artificial intelligence: Awesome Clue - an AI-based personality prediction algorithm, and recommendation engine.

This week in Frontier Dialogues, we talk to professor Hassan Ugail, Director of the Centre for Visual Computing at the University of Bradford, UK. on Artificial intelligence and its impact on national development in the Maldives.  He is also the director of the Ugail Foundation in the Maldives, which focuses on, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, and coding programming for youth in the country. He also is part of the First Learning Cycle Advisory Committee (FLCAC) on exclusion in the labor market, a project lead by the UNDP Maldives Accelerator Lab.

This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to Binheyo on transforming the food system and a youth innovation for human planetary health in celebration of the UN International youth day 2021.

This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to our team, Khady Hamid, Hussain Rasheed, and Fathimath Lahfa about the last activities of the MV Acclab; the first learning cycle, solution safari, and the nationals consultation under the frame of the UNDP country program document 2021-2026.