Patrick McGovern

Nearly 2 billion people still lack access to safe water. PJMF partners @WorldResources and @fikaorg are tracking water risk in real time and identifying infrastructure gaps, helping bring clean water within reach for more regions. #WorldWaterDay

If you're studying at a polytechnic, this competition is for you. If you're at a college of education, this competition is for you. If you're at a monotechnic, a college of technology, a school of nursing, this competition is for you. Essay competitions in Nigeria tend to feel like they're only talking to students at federal universities. This one isn't. BBYDI's National Essay Competition on AI Literacy & Responsible Technology Use is open to students aged 18–30 at any recognised Nigerian tertiary institution. That's the eligibility. Not your institution's ranking. Not your course of study. Not whether you're in a capital city or not. A nursing student in Offa thinking about how AI could triage patients in an understaffed clinic has as much to say on this topic as a computer science student in Lagos. A student at a college of education in Minna thinking about how AI is changing what it means to teach has a perspective we need to hear. The question is whether you can make the argument. If you can, this is your platform. ₦400,000 first prize. ₦300,000 second. ₦200,000 third. ₦100,000 for each of the Top 10 finalists. Deadline: 15 April 2026, 10:00 AM WAT. Apply: forms.gle/TF4FXYTympVnH8…  Full details: docs.google.com/document/d/1vk… #AILiteracy #BBYDI #EssayCompetition #NigerianStudents

The Developmental Science paper by @gabrieli_john @olaozpa and @HalieOlson is out now.👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…

McGovern study finds that audiobooks help students learn new words—especially when paired with one-on-one instruction. 👇mcgovern.mit.edu/2026/03/20/lea…

PJMF partner Stand.earth follows the money behind deforestation and fossil fuel financing. Their team recently analyzed $124B in bank financing flowing to fossil fuel companies, helping bring new transparency to the climate conversation: tinyurl.com/3thdcup2

In India, clearing the current court backlog could take 300 years. On Humans of AI for Humanity, Utkarsh Saxena, Co-Founder & CEO of @Adalat_AI, explains how AI tools are helping courts reduce administrative friction and speed up case resolution: tinyurl.com/yc774hb2 @FfwdOrg

When a community is left off the map, it is left out of decisions that shape its future. Through our partnership and @TheAudaciousPrj support, @hotosm has helped map areas home to more than 1 billion people worldwide. Learn more: hotosm.org/en/

Our partner @carbonplanorg just launched Open Climate Risk: a public database of wildfire risk for every building in the U.S., available for anyone to view. This is climate science built for the people who need it most: tinyurl.com/5dtd3x6k

In @etedge_insights, @vilasdhar writes that India is positioned to show the world what accountable AI can look like. Systems we can see, verify, and rely on should be the standard for trustworthy AI. Read more: etedge-insights.com/technology/art…

In @livemint, @vilasdhar reframes the global AI conversation: “AI is a governance question, not a technology race.” At PJMF, our focus remains clear: advance AI that protects human agency and serves the public good. Read more: tinyurl.com/4ujmvyha

Open Supply Hub and @EarthGenome are mapping production locations that crowdsourced data alone cannot reach, showing how open AI tools can create sustainable supply chains that are both visible and accountable to the people they serve. Learn more: blog.opensupplyhub.org/2026/02/02/fro…

Join us on February 27 at 1:00 PM EST for From Curiosity to Impact: A Webinar Series for AI Builders. Our final episode, “The Impact Phase,” will feature expert voices from @AudereNow, @Quill_org, and @RESCUEorg. RSVP here: streamyard.com/watch/vHUr7GMV…

As India's AI Impact Summit continues, @vilasdhar and @gioasempre look at what systems for diffusion require. Read their full op-ed, “AI will not scale globally without new capacity infrastructure,” at @htTweets: hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/fut…

The @IndiaAiExpo is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. Speaking to leaders from over 100 countries, PJMF President @vilasdhar addresses the gap between AI's potential and the infrastructure we need to realize it. Learn more here: youtube.com/live/g18Vaml9V…

Agency in a world shaped by AI starts with literacy. Our latest blog explores why community-led AI literacy matters now, drawing on work with PJMF partners @factchequeado, @OKFN, and @NativeBio. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ycxek4ua @lauzommer

I’ve been experimenting with a way to talk to OpenClaw in real time, hands-free, instead of typing. I put together an early alpha app that lets me have free-form voice conversations with OpenClaw using AirPods while walking around, in the car over Bluetooth, or on a Mac.

The future of AI governance is being shaped at the @WorldGovSummit. PJMF President @vilasdhar joined global leaders to explore catalytic capital as the bridge between AI innovation and sustained investment. Learn more: worldgovernmentssummit.org #WGS2026

PJMF is honored to be on Food Tank's 126 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch list. Through our partnerships with @farmlinkproject, @myAgroFarms, and DIME AI, we're leveraging AI and data tools to revolutionize crisis readiness. Learn more: tinyurl.com/e68ucmym

Technology is shaped long before it is deployed. PJMF colleagues Nick Trimmer, Hazem Mahmoud, and President @vilasdhar will spend time with students at @Morehouse to explore what impact-driven #STEM careers look like in practice. This is how we invest upstream.