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In this week’s People of ACM we meet Anicia Peters, CEO of Namibia’s National Commission of Research Science and Technology (NCRST). She discusses her work in social computing, including recent projects examining social media use, as well as gender-inclusiveness in software design. Peters has been passionate about developing a vibrant human-computer interaction (HCI) community throughout Africa. In this vein she explains why she helped found the ACM AfriChi conference series, and outlines her efforts to weave HCI education into the K-12 curriculum. Peters represents Africa on ACM’s Global Engagement Board. She hopes to make ACM resources available to as many students and professionals as possible. Read the full interview here: https://www.acm.org/articles/people-of-acm/2026/anicia-peters
07/15/2026
What's in our latest :
- the end of the digital age
- implementing the Right to be Forgotten
- skeptical chatbot
& more
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First up in our Disability Pride ACM Recommended Reads: "Against Technoableism" by Ashley Shew. Shew invites us to rethink disability technologies and challenge the harmful belief that disability is a liability.
Follow along all month as we share more recommended reads celebrating ! https://bit.ly/4wFgEI9
07/09/2026
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