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Caryl offers a working definition of readiness as everyday ability to reach and engage with digital or AI services.

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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 ↗

Caryl offers a working definition of readiness as everyday ability to reach and engage with digital or AI services.

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Attributed contributors: Caryl Feldacker. “Caryl offers a working definition of readiness as everyday ability to reach and engage with digital or AI services..” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 4:42–5:26. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-0d82d09196a0

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Caryl offers a working definition of readiness as everyday ability to reach and engage with digital or AI services.

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

Limit: Working definition; AI and digital readiness are not fully separated.

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