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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.

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MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis

"Intelligence is beyond memory" | Channelling AI for Good | with Kaleab Mezgebu | AI | Ethiopia

July 02, 2025 • Elvis Melia • Episode 16

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 addressing employment, data classification, and efficiency. They explore Ethiopia's economic development, sociopolitical challenges, and the realistic limitations of AI in driving meaningful change.

Topics covered:
Practical AI implementation at MinabTech
Employment in Ethiopia (HaHuJobs)
Data aggregation and classification
Technological growth vs. human development
Scepticism of AI replacing human intelligence
Economic and sociopolitical context in Ethiopia
Technology’s role in poverty reduction

About: Kaleab Mezgebu is Co-Founder and CEO of MinabTech, a software development firm in Ethiopia. He specialises in cloud solutions, software integration, and has built a youth employment platform.

Connect with Kaleab: MinabTech: ⁠https://www.minabtech.com ⁠
HaHuJobs: ⁠https://www.hahu.jobs⁠
LinkedIn:

About this podcast: MeliaCRED: Conversations with Elvis explores how AI and automation reshape work, education, and economic development, particularly in Africa. Conducted as part of research for "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Global Business Services in Ghana and Rwanda" for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Invest for Jobs – Special initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition."

Video Production: MinabTech for MeliaCRED.

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