"Extractivism refers to colonial practices that have existed over the last several hundred years with the goal of wealth and resource accumulation, regardless of the oppressions that geographically separate taker and giver. Digital extractivism is a form of extraction that’s made possible by digitization and exacerbated through borderless capitalism. Neema speaking on the challenges of the digital sector in Africa"
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Neema Iyer
Neema Iyer (born 1986), is a technologist and artist. Iyer was raised in Nigeria by parents who are Tanzanian and Indian. She is the founder of Pollicy, a feminist technology collective focusing on how STEM disciplines can create social change and revitalize African societies, Iyer has been a trailblazer for ethical digitalization in a nation where two-thirds of the population remain offline.
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