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A playbook has been released to provide a platform on which small nations around the world can exchange lessons about their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). 

The AI Playbook for Small States aims to “shape inclusive global discourse” by gathering best practices from these nations and offering resources on how to best leverage the potential of AI, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said in a statement on Sunday. 

Developed by IMDA in collaboration with Rwanda’s Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, the playbook pools feedback from members of the Digital Forum of Small States (FOSS) on their experiences with AI deployment and adoption. This includes factors such as AI governance and safety as well as the…

This woman may not have kids, but she’s been a mom away from home to 23 different exchange students over the years! In an absolutely heartwarming post on social media, she demonstrated how hosting young people from all over the world has changed her for the better. Although she was there to help these kids navigate a new country, she learned as much from them as they did from her. This host mom is beyond grateful for the impact these children have made in her life!

“As a single woman with no family of my own by the age of 54, I’ve hosted 23 exchange students,” the woman wrote at the beginning of her slideshow. “Here’s how my lifestyle has changed thanks to my kids from around the…

Joan Lunden is one of those people who within minutes of seeing you immediately connects with you like a long, lost friend. She proved just that time and time again on Friday, April 19, at the Legacy of Love Luncheon for the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano‘s sold-out fundraiser at the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel.

While she got to do one-on-ones in the VIP reception, the crowd including Calvert Collins-Bratton and Heather Lothes gathered in the ballroom for the luncheon and program.

After a welcome by Luncheon Co-Chairs Amanda Konersmann and Justine Sweeney and Women’s Auxiliary President Diane Hopson,…

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The Regional Sub-Window (RSW) for Refugees and Host Communities was introduced as a dedicated financing instrument to support low-income refugee-hosting countries under the 18th Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA18), with $2 billion to benefit IDA countries hosting refugees from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020. By the end of the replenishment cycle, 14 countries had received funding for relevant projects.i Among these, 9 countries are scaling up refugees’ access to government social protection programs in host countries through 10 projects with an overall budget of $US626 million via the RSW, representing about 31 percent of the total SubWindow budget. Dedicated financing supporting refugee-hosting IDA countries was continued under the 19th…