<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear All, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is an error in the invitation I sent, the interview is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">May 15th 1300 UTC</span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class=""> , An hour before I said so, as I had forgotten that London is currently GMT+1/UTC+1.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class="">The time is London 1400/UTC 1300.</font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class="">The info in the event bright link is correct. </font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class="">Sorry for the error, </font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class="">Best, </font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue" class="">Alex</font></div><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 14 May 2019, at 12:19, Alex Comninos <<a href="mailto:alex.comninos@gmail.com" class="">alex.comninos@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Dear All, <br class=""><br class="">I Invite you to the launch of the Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index (a webinar) tomorrow May15th 1400 UTC<br class=""><br class="">If you would like to attend please register at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai4d-knowledge-webinar-introducing-the-2019-government-ai-readiness-index-tickets-61173926862" class="">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai4d-knowledge-webinar-introducing-the-2019-government-ai-readiness-index-tickets-61173926862</a><br class=""><br class="">Description<br class=""><br class="">Technologies have had an undeniable impact on improving living standards, connecting us together, and increasing productivity. With the right policies and institutional arrangements, governments can ensure that the benefits of artificial intelligence are shared broadly. This one-hour webinar will introduce and ignite a dialogue on this year’s Government AI Readiness Index and its implications on various regions. The dialogue will draw on the knowledge of leading regional experts who penned this report.<br class=""><br class="">The Panelists<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Hannah Miller, Report Lead Author from Oxford Insights, UK<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Isaac Rutenberg, Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, Kenya<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Fabrizio Scrollini, Executive Director of the Latin American Open Data Initiative, Uruguay<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Alex Comninos, AI4D Policy & Regulation Focal Point, Research ICT Africa, South Africa<br class="">This webinar will be moderated by Robert Muthuri, AI4D Policy & Regulation Focal Point, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Kenya<br class=""><br class="">When<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Wednesday, May 15, 2019, from 16h-17h PM Nairobi Time | 14h-15h PM London -GMT | 9h-10h AM ET - Ottawa Time<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• This webinar will be hosted on Webex<br class="">We look forward to your participation in this webinar. For more information visit our website: <a href="https://ai4d.ai/project/ai-index/" class="">https://ai4d.ai/project/ai-index/</a><br class="">The 2019 Government AI Readiness Index was produced by Oxford Insights with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).<br class=""><br class="">Kind regards, <br class="">Alex Comninos<br class=""><br class="">Alex Comninos<br class="">Researcher | Research ICT Africa<br class=""><a href="mailto:acomninos@researchictafrica.net" class="">acomninos@researchictafrica.net</a> | twitter: @alexcomninos @RIAnetwork<br class="">409 Old Castle Brewery, 6 Beach Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa <br class="">+27 21 447 6332 | <a href="http://researchictafrica.net" class="">researchictafrica.net</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/researchICTafrica.net" class="">facebook.com/researchICTafrica.net</a><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>