
MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis
Has the internet created a virtual labour market for new kinds of services? Does connectivity now allow job-seekers from the Global South, young people from low-income countries, to grow rich online? Did this help overcome the borders that have separated rich from poor? If not, might the Metaverse now create this new market space in the cloud? Are online labour platforms becoming immersive labour markets with equal access for all? I discuss these questions in conversations with online workers, policy makers, academics, educators, consultants, and firm executives from around the world.
Podcasting since 2022 • 15 episodes
MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis
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"Intelligence is beyond memory" | Channelling AI for Good | with Kaleab Mezgebu | AI | Ethiopia
Elvis speaks with Kaleab Mezgebu, co-founder and CEO of MinabTech in Addis Ababa, about practical applications of AI in Ethiopia. Kaleab shares how MinabTech developed HaHuJobs, an AI-driven employment platform, and discusses the role of AI in ...
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Episode 16
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"I think we are the right amount of worried." AI and Jobs in Africa, with Rahul Srivatsa
Rahul Srivatsa is the Managing Director of Techno Brain GBS. We spoke about the transformation of business process outsourcing (BPO), the automation threat to contact centres, and what workforce planning could look like across Africa in the ear...
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Episode 15
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"Be a First Mover with this Stuff!" Leapfrogging into AI, Barrett Nash
A discussion with Barrett Nash, founder of InfiniteUp, about building AI-powered business tools, the democratization of artificial intelligence, and strategic career planning for the AI era.Topics covered:– Building "thick wrappers"...
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Episode 14
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1:11:04

Outsourcing Our Brains! Is there a Cost to AI Convenience?
A discussion with AI strategist Johan Steyn about education disruption, the future of coding careers, and Africa's evolving business services sector.Topics discussed:– Why traditional universities may become irrelevant within a de...
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1:09:49

Martin Hecker: AmaliTech and the Digital Skills Accelerator Africa
After a long career at the Boston Consulting Group, Martin Hecker created AmaliTech, a social business that specializes in exporting digital services from Africa to the world. Martin also created the DSAA, a club that funnels German development...
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Episode 11
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