Reimagining Accessibility of Public Broadcasting Data in the AI Era: Creating Virtuous Production of Data for Local Language LLMs
16 Feb 20265:30 PM – 6:30 PMBharat Mandapam, West Wing Room 4 B
Speakers
Alison Gillwald, Research ICT Africa
Diana Mosquera, Diversa Studio
Gaurav Godhiwani, CivicDataLab
Geetha Raju, CeRAI - IIT Madras
Manu Chopra, Karya
Medhi Snene, UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies
Mukelani Dimba, Information Regulator of South Africa
Pria Chetty, Research ICT Africa
Siphokazi Novukuza, South African Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Souhila Amazouz, African Union Commission
Tajuddeen Gwadabe, Masakhane African Languages Hub
This session will gather policymakers and AI practitioners from India and Africa to discuss accessibility of public data, local language LLM training and development requirements, and sustainable financing. The goal is to recommend a governance framework for making public broadcasting data available for public AI research securely. The discussion will focus on regulatory frameworks, practical data use for local language AI, and sustainable funding.