ICRISAT offers its condolences to the King & the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. In 1983, #ICRISAT had the honour of welcoming Her Majesty to its HQ in India - a tour fondly remembered as part of Her Majesty’s indelible legacy of public service.

Fellow travelers out of #Senegal: note that #IRESSEF does not do emergency RT-PCR tests anymore, yet the public is not informed. Zero empathy, zero compassion from staff on a triple vaccinated traveler requiring urgent travel due to family emergency: sad and disappointing.

#AIMSChats Thanks @AIMS_Next and @CharlesKimpolo for the excellent collaboration. And special thanks to Aude, Ebi, Emmanuel, Gloria, Glorie, Irene, Joel, Mansour, Oluwatosin, Osias, Rachael, Reem, Rosine, Rosmaelle, Tsima, Vianney, Zainab. You're a terrific 2020 vintage!

#AIMSChats The WIL programs developed with @AIMS_Next set us for more nimble onboarding and hiring of young professionals - closer to their family base or across the world as they wish. We're building a new definition of mobility and efficiency, AND we combat meetingitis better!

#AIMSChats @AIMS_Next and its WIL alumni help us collectively safeguard against the risk of future sectorial monopolies by leading global operators who can best afford digital investments today. This is key for the development of a vibrant African private sector.

#AIMSChats @AIMS_Next alumni involved in artificial intelligence work streams develop new methods for seasonal prediction, model optimization, advisory systems, feedback loops, hybrid insurance products and production forecasts.

#AIMSChats @AIMS_Next alumni working with @ManobiAfrica and @ICRISAT on hyperlocal data streams develop new methods for feature extraction, digital mapping, poverty metrics, compliance monitoring, risk scoring and IoT sensors.

#AIMSChats @AIMS_Next alumni work with @ManobiAfrica and @ICRISAT on two large work streams focused on hyperlocal data and artificial intelligence. Some intervene upstream in algorithm discovery, others downstream in service workflow development

#AIMSChats A capacity to learn autonomously, genuine curiosity and the desire to deliver social and developmental value are key personality traits that we often look for, and indeed find, in @AIMS_Next WIL participants in addition to their core computational skills.

#AIMSChats Hosting @AIMS_Next alumni in a PPP setting with @ManobiAfrica and @ICRISAT allow us to concurrently offer and leverage exploratory, research-focused investigations and business-facing, operational workflows

#AIMSChats thanks @CharlesKimpolo. Our partnership with @AIMS_Next is an important instrument for the development of our business and R&D capabilities, as it provides direct access to mathematical, statistical and computational skills that are critical for innovation and impact

How to ensure that supply-driven EO/cloud projects don’t distort the growing EO services market in African smallholder economies? #FutureEO