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Microsoft’s "Machine Learning for Beginners" is a free, 12-week course with 26 lessons designed to teach classic machine learning using Python and Scikit-learn. It includes quizzes, projects, and assignments to help you learn by doing, with lessons themed around global cultures to keep it engaging. You can access solutions, videos, and even R language versions. The course is beginner-friendly, flexible, and helps build practical skills step-by-step, making it easier to understand and apply machine learning concepts in real-world scenarios. This structured approach boosts your learning retention and prepares you for further study or career growth in ML[1][5].
https://github.com/microsoft/ML-For-Beginners
#Policy_Brief: Coercion Over Consent: #Ethiopia’s dangerous mandatory Digital ID experiment
In this policy brief, Mohamed A. argues that Ethiopia's mandatory Digital ID (#Fayda) is a "flawed and dangerous policy," not because identification itself is problematic, but because enforcement lacks legal safeguards. He emphasizes that centralizing sensitive data risks turning governance into a tool of "surveillance, control, and exclusion."
According to him, Ethiopia is "importing the concept as if it were a proven model." In Ethiopia's fragile institutional context, this amounts to "recklessness disguised as modernization," especially with foreign funding raising unresolved questions about "who controls the data."
The author urges authorities to "pause enforcement" until trust and oversight are established, arguing that without them, mandatory ID is "not progress—it is a poorly designed and dangerous policy."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54995
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