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In June, @WorldBank published their #GlobalFindex Report '21.

The report highlights the need for strong #consumerprotection frameworks to ensure equitable access to #DigitalFinance.

šŸ§µOur key takeaways:
Digital banking is on the rise globally.

ā–¶ļø76% have an account with a bank or mobile money provider, up from 51% a decade ago

ā–¶ļøIn developing countries, this % rose from 42% to 71%

ā–¶ļø For the 1st time the gender gap between women and men who hold accounts has narrowed to 4%.
#InclusiveFinance is critical to meeting the SDGs.

ā–¶ļø Digitalisation increases transparency & reduces corruption

ā–¶ļø It increases women's financial independence and empowerment

ā–¶ļøHouseholds are better able to withstand financial shocks and prepare for emergencies.
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(1/10) ā—ļøDisclaimerā—ļø: Not an #intersectionality expert but care about #intersectionality & #healthequity. I want my research to reflect personal values. Below are just some of my musings on this ā¬‡ļø
(2/10) In my #epidemiology research, often constrained by what data is available to me...

e.g. forced to conflate #sex & #gender, treat gender as binary construct, collapse #ethnicity into meaningless categories etc. This is not good research! ā˜ ļø
(3/10) Most importantly, not doing justice to the people my research is aimed to serve. Want to change that.
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Too many secrets, overclassification, and an outdated declassification system means we may finally see a lot of secrets revealed so the USG doesnā€™t run out of storage?

DNI Avril Haynes wants reforms

Letā€™s start with Hooverā€™s FBI and all the crazy CIA Ops
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/ā€¦
in 2019, a top US official warned USG was creating petabytes every month & the system was ā€œunsustainable, & desperately requires modernizationā€

In 2020, federal board warned of an ā€œexplosionā€ of digital data now underway ā€” & a ā€œtsunamiā€ in years to come
archive.ph/iLuAL
The USG is drowning in its own secrets.

DNI Avril Haines wrote to Sens. Wyden & Moran ā€œdeficiencies in the current classification system undermine our national security, as well as critical democratic objectives, by impeding our ability to share info in a timely mannerā€
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1/12. Covid-19 @ICMRDELHI responded early with ethical guidance suggesting no compromise on ethics or scientific validity & encourage research. Urged institutions to use innovative tech to support quality research with ethical safeguards @DeptHealthRes
ethics.ncdirindia.org/ICMR_Ethical_Gā€¦
2/12. @ICMRDELHI ethics initiatives in @WHO @UNESCO #GlobalSummit. National Guidelines for Ethics Committees reviewing #Covid_19 research downloaded >30 countries from @ncdirindia website. Among1st such guidance in world @doctorsoumya @drharshvardhan @ProfBhargava @NITIAayog
3/12. Standard operating procedures (#SOPs) prepared and adopted by #Ethics Committees to facilitate fast track review through digital platforms & virtual quorum. Facilitated emergency unscheduled or full committee or #expedited meetings.
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