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Reported access coexists with interruptions caused by unaffordable data and inability to charge devices.

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Reported access coexists with interruptions caused by unaffordable data and inability to charge devices.

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Attributed contributors: Caryl Feldacker. “Reported access coexists with interruptions caused by unaffordable data and inability to charge devices..” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 11:51–12:33. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-0b54a1bc1779

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Reported access coexists with interruptions caused by unaffordable data and inability to charge devices.

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Recurring resource constraints interrupt nominally available access.

Limit: Multiple-response study results do not establish a universal rate.

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