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Census goes digital in India

Census goes digital in India, but who will be excluded? Also getting mums coding and encouraging girls into tech in Nigeria, and Beethoven鈥檚 unfinished symphony finished by AI.

This decade鈥檚 Indian national census will be the first to be carried out digitally. However, COVID-related delays have slowed progress and there are growing concerns about its accuracy. Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, Bhaskar Chakravorti explains how data will be collected and why the census is likely to miss essential parts of the population.

Getting mums coding and encouraging girls into tech in Nigeria
June Angelides set up the UK鈥檚 first child-friendly coding school for mums, Mums in Tech, while on maternity leave. She鈥檚 now asking children to take part in the Institution of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 鈥淪uper Realoes鈥 competition to design a superhero gadget that can make a positive impact in the world around them or a piece of assistive tech to help improve someone鈥檚 life.

Unfinished symphony finished by AI
Beethoven鈥檚 10th unfinished symphony has now been completed by AI and will be performed for audiences in Bonn later this week. Dr. Ahmed Elgammal, Professor at Rutgers University and Director of the Art and AI Lab who developed Beethoven鈥檚 AI, tells us more about the process. Credit for music: Deutsche Telekom.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington.

Studio Manager: Nigel Dix
Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

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