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Objective
The period between receiving an award notice and receiving funds should be treated as a Project Readiness Phase rather than a waiting period. Its primary purpose is to ensure that projects can commence immediately once funds are available. By the time funding ...
Phase 2 – Administrative and Financial Setup (Weeks 1–4)
Objectives Establish the administrative, financial, and contractual foundations necessary for implementation. Activities a)Review Grant Agreements Confirm: Payment schedules. Cost-sharing obligations. Allowable costs. Procurement requirements. Partne...
Phase 5 – Compliance and Reporting Setup (Weeks 4–8)
Objectives Ensure all ethical, legal, and reporting requirements are met before implementation. Activities a)Ethics and Compliance Determine whether the project requires: Institutional ethics approval. Data protection compliance reviews. Partner approval...
Phase 6 – Pre-Launch Activities (Final 1–2 Weeks Before Project Start)
Objectives Confirm implementation readiness across all project functions. Activities 1. Conduct a Project Readiness Assessment Confirm that: a) Administration Contracts are signed. Budgets are approved. Procurement plans are complete. b) Human Resource...
Phase 3 – Team and Resource Planning (Weeks 2–8)
Objectives Ensure the necessary people, tools, and resources are ready before implementation begins. Activities Staffing Plan Determine: Required positions. Duration of appointments. Reporting structures. Recruitment timelines. Potential roles include: Proj...
Phase 4 – Project Infrastructure Development (Weeks 2–6)
Objectives Build the systems required to manage implementation effectively. Activities Develop the Implementation Roadmap Prepare a detailed project roadmap outlining: Month 1 Project kickoff Partner meetings Recruitment activities Procurement initiation Mon...
AI Safety Playbook
About This Playbook
Kenya is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as a driver of innovation, economic growth, and improved public service delivery. As AI adoption accelerates across sectors, there is an increasing need to ensure that AI systems are developed and deploy...
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Safety by Design: Guidance for AI Bot Builders
A THiNK AI Safety Resource for Innovators and AI/ML Developers Introduction AI bots are increasingly shaping how people access information, make decisions, and engage with services. With this GREAT power comes responsibility. Safety by Design (SBD) ensures bot...
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Module 1: Introduction to AI Safety
Module Overview Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, improving service delivery, and creating new opportunities for innovation. However, alongside these benefits come significant risks that must be understood and managed. AI systems can unintent...
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How to Use this Playbook
This playbook is for anyone who wants to collect voice data in an African language, whether the project is: Small — 50–100 speakers Medium — 500–1,000 speakers Large — thousands of contributors Academic Community-led Government-led NGO-led Comm...
PART I — BEFORE YOU COLLECT ANYTHING
1. Define Why You Are Collecting Voice Data Before recruiting anyone, answer: 1.1 What will the data be used for? Examples: Automatic Speech Recognition Speech-to-text Text-to-Speech Speech translation Voice assistants Language documentation Ling...
PART II — DESIGN THE DATASET
5. Choose Scripted vs Unscripted Collection 5.1 Scripted Collection Participants read prepared sentences. a) Use scripted data when you need: Consistent text/audio pairs Controlled vocabulary Sentence-level alignment Clear transcription Specific word...
Agentic AI Implementation Playbook
a complete and comprehensive guide and architecture for THiNK Agentic AI