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Oxford, England
Joined December 2016
Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
New paper with @BKleinTeeselink! Measuring AI adoption and employment changes across 41 countries. This is some of the first evidence on global changes in labor markets from AI. Paper and Substack explainer + lit review at bottom of 🧵
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
The value of a Ugandan life: How do we move from ā€˜kitalo nnyo’ to ā€˜never again’? There's an abhorrent laxity and lack of accountability when Ugandans die from preventable causes. No one resigns in shame, no one is fired unless the public cries too loudly, no national days of mourning, no reverent monuments to commemorate the loss. Instead, we count ourselves fortunate when the responsible authorities share a lackluster statement days later. Children die in boarding school fires, in dormitory death traps – kitalo nnyo; children hacked to death in a community daycare centre – kitalo nnyo plus a consolation open-air court to assuage our collective agony; brains and limbs splattered, grinded into our roads thanks to the speedy merchants of death – boda bodas – kitalo nnyo; 15 people dying every day in road accident (RADs) – kitalo nnyo nnyo nnyo until it sounds like nio nio nio. observer.ug/viewpoint/the-va…
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
The Ug Oxford community is running a limited bespoke mentorship program for highly motivated Ugandans interested in graduate studies at @UniofOxford. If u or anyone u know w'd like to be supported, kindly truthfully fill this form by Sep 22, 2pm EAT. docs.google.com/forms/d/10wZ…
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
Any Ugandan joining the University of Oxford @UniofOxford, kindly reach out to me or @qataharraymond or @AaronAcuda. Thank you
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
šŸ“Œ ā€˜Museveni seems to have a vengeance on Uganda, as if the country was unkind to him and must pay for his suffering. No one can do what Museveni has done to Uganda unless they have a score to settle.’
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
Everytime a disaster like Kiteezi happens, I go back and read about the ā€œMuseveni Bargainā€, a neologism by @cobbo3 in his instructive article on the 2018 party boat disaster. monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/co…
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
"One Day l will Die" by Boniface Mwangi So sad to watch....
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18 --> iied.org/putting-locally-led… The recent #CBA18 conference in Tanzania examined approaches for accelerating climate resilience through locally led adaptation. @AaronAcuda and @PanditSush discuss.
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
Excited to speak at the Uganda Career Accelerator Program closing event on June 18 at Mestil Hotel, Kampala! Honored to join the panel on ā€œAre we ready for the digital expansion?ā€ Let’s tackle youth unemployment together #YouthEmployment #CareerDevelopment #DigitalExpansion
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
🟠 2025 applications are open! 🟠 The #RhodesScholarship provides a life-changing postgrad experience at @UniofOxford. ⭐ Fully-funded study ⭐ Diverse global community of #RhodesScholars ⭐ Lifelong friendships & connections PLEASE SHARE AND APPLY! rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/apply
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
Mr Venansio Ndyabahika, a resident of Rwengoma village, Kakanju sub-county in Bushenyi district, has planted reeds over the course of two years to restore more than 3 acres of a wetland that had been degraded and converted into farmland. This initiative aims to preserve the hydrological, ecological, and biodiversity integrity of the Tenga wetland, especially at a time when wetlands are facing significant pressure from industrial development, settlements, agriculture, and mining activities. šŸ“¹ ZADOCK AMANYISA #MonitorUpdates
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Dragons’ Den sessions at #CBA18 Participants are working with the dragons from (@grp_resilience, @UNDP, @ClimateKIC & @SouthSouthNorth) to develop business pitches
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
#CBA18 the deputy minister of environment at the opening emphasises inclusion of local people & the use of languages local people understand. He noted the impacts of #climatechange on the people, economies and ecosystems being experienced in #Tanzania. @IIED
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Aaron AcudašŸŒ retweeted
#CBA18 is on! The practitioners just remembered Prof. Saleemul Huq for his enormous contribution to the adaptation space, including starting the #CBA series that evolved into conferences. He introduced climate change adaptation to me. It was a true honor to know him.
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Back on the road after several months #PlantTrees
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Last year alone, I lost 15 socks (only one side). If the trend continues, I will loose 405 socks by 2050. I urgently need a sock management system. Ideas are welcome.
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