Rebecca Ryakitimbo is a feminist technologist, researcher, and community leader working at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), language data, gender justice, and digital equity. With over a decade of experience spanning research, grassroots networks, and global fellowships (Google, Mozilla, ISOC, National Geographic society).She supports feminist tech spaces such as the African Women School of AI and curates the Gendering AI conference. As part of LocNet, she supports CCCIs by facilitating Communities of Practice,and researching community-centered connectivity ,local AI and services for equitable, locally-led digital ecosystems.
E-mail: rebecca@rebeccaryakitimbo.africa
Phone: +243973031181
Hi ,My name is Rebecca, a techie, writer, researcher, and a lover of nature.she is currently a MANRS fellow and a Mozilla fellow.Her work has been on leveraging technology solutions to solve community challenges including engagement in digital policies. She has been an Internet Society fellow, and a Google Policy fellow, among other fellowships. One of the Co-founders of Digital Grassroots, she has worked as a project team member with Kondoa community network in using TV white spaces technology to bring Internet connectivity to rural communities. She serves as the Principle Investigator for WildNET through Kuza STEAM Generation, a youth organization. WildNET is a National Geographic-funded project that will deploy community wireless networks and monitoring systems with the aim to monitor ecosystem health via citizen science.
Mozilla Fellow
National Geographic Explorer
MANRS Policy Fellow
Digital Rights Program Officer East Africa at Paradigm Initiative
Google Policy Fellow at Paradigm Initiative
AFRISIG Fellow
UPROAR Fellow
ISOC Youth@IGF Fellow