Proceedings of the NeurIPS 2021 Workshop on Machine Learning for the Developing World: Global Challenges

TL;DR

This collection of workshop proceedings highlights recent advances and challenges in applying machine learning to address global issues faced by developing countries, emphasizing practical solutions and collaborative efforts.

Contribution

It compiles diverse research and discussions from the ML4D workshop at NeurIPS 2021, showcasing innovative approaches tailored for developing world challenges.

Findings

Identified key ML applications for development

Highlighted barriers to ML deployment in developing countries

Presented new collaborative frameworks for global challenges

Abstract

These are the proceedings of the 5th workshop on Machine Learning for the Developing World (ML4D), held as part of the Thirty-fifth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) on December 14th, 2021.