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The final exchange brings data feminism, intersectionality and an Afrofeminist lens into the readiness discussion.
Attributed contributors: Varaidzo Matimba. “Whose readiness are we measuring?.” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 1:25:51–1:28:10. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/moments/power-before-readiness
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A GIZ participant calls for data feminism, intersectionality, consent and scrutiny of model power rather than only recipient readiness.
Proposed mechanism: Examine who defines and benefits from the technology as well as who can use it.
Limit: Consequential minority intervention; does not itself demonstrate a new model or outcome.
Varaidzo agrees that power and differentiated lived realities matter and invokes an Afrofeminist lens.
Proposed mechanism: Interrogate whose interests technology serves in specific contexts.
Limit: Theoretical and political orientation, not an evaluated intervention.