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The ghost in the bureaucracy: When code and algorithms harm citizens

As African governments accelerate the automation of public services, algorithmic errors and biases increasingly harm citizens. State accountability cannot be outsourced to private software vendors.

The ghost in the bureaucracy: When code and algorithms harm citizens

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