The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and data.org today announced the five awardees of the Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion (AI2AI) Challenge, a global call for AI solutions that advance inclusion and economic empowerment.
Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge
Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion
A global call for existing innovative AI solutions seeking scale to accelerate inclusion and economic empowerment
About the Challenge
The Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Inclusion Challenge (AI2AI Challenge) issued a call for existing innovative AI solutions seeking scale to accelerate inclusion and economic empowerment. The global challenge sought solutions that aimed to advance inclusive economic growth, promote inclusion, and address inequalities for individuals and communities. The Challenge also emphasized the need for approaches that were climate-aware, gender-equitable, racially sensitive, and locally informed, all while focusing on responsible AI principles and practices.
The AI2AI Challenge was supported by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, with additional support and financial inclusion perspectives from Dasra in India and Capital One in the United States.
This cohort of AI2AI Challenge awardees are bringing forward innovative tools, solutions and approaches that will drive inclusive growth and redefine how we use AI for social impact across countries and industries for the coming years.
Shamina Singh Founder & President Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Awardees
Meet the AI2AI Challenge Awardees
Selected from a pool of more than 500 applications across 82 countries, the five awardees bring AI solutions that tackle the need for inclusive growth from diverse perspectives.
Colombia
Quipu
Quipu has created an AI-driven credit alternative scoring model that bridge the financial inclusion gap for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Ethiopia
IDinsight
IDinsight powers an AI-driven call center that provides 40,000+ Health Extension Workers (HEWs) access to real-time medical guidance on complex cases.
Global
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Signpost, IRC’s AI-powered humanitarian infrastructure, provides critical information to displaced people impacted by conflict, disasters, poverty, and violence.
India
Buzzworthy Ventures
BEEKIND is an AI-driven mobile application that provides real-time insights to enhance the economic potential and resilience of India’s small-scale beekeepers.
United States of America
Link Health
The Link Health AI-powered platform enables more eligible individuals to receive public assistance to address immediate economic needs, foster long-term financial stability, and accelerate inclusive growth.
We are at a defining moment to chart the course of AI for inclusion, and accelerate a more equitable world. The power of AI will only be realized if we empower those at the local level to lead.
Perry Hewitt Chief Marketing and Product Officer data.org
