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The response advocates feasible local research even when an ideal study is unaffordable.

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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 ↗

The response advocates feasible local research even when an ideal study is unaffordable.

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Attributed contributors: Caryl Feldacker. “The response advocates feasible local research even when an ideal study is unaffordable..” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 1:18:25–1:19:05. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-98c9fd7dde80

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The response advocates feasible local research even when an ideal study is unaffordable.

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

Proposed mechanism: Use constrained but meaningful inquiry to improve design.

Limit: Smaller studies require limits on inference; no guaranteed outcome.

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