Knowledge Infrastructure for the AI Era
Ensuring languages and communities worldwide participate meaningfully in AI-driven futures
Building Linguistic Equity in AI Systems
Creating infrastructure that puts communities at the center of technology development
Empowering the Somali Community Through Language Technology
Strengthening how knowledge is preserved, structured, and transmitted globally
Who We Are
KOWNAIN strengthens knowledge infrastructure for an equitable AI era, ensuring languages and communities worldwide participate meaningfully in the AI-driven future.
Our Mission
Build and steward knowledge infrastructure that enables languages, communities, and institutions to participate meaningfully in the AI-driven future.
Our Vision
A world where all languages and knowledge systems are digitally legible, ethically governed, and actively shape AI development.
Our Approach
Through research, program design, dataset preparation, capacity-building, and strategic partnerships across sectors.
Programs & Initiatives
Strategic programs implemented by partners under the KOWNAIN umbrella, building language infrastructure and measurement frameworks for inclusive AI systems
SLIP
Somali Language Infrastructure Program
Building AI-ready Somali language infrastructure through youth training, dataset creation, and ethical governance with implementation partner Bookoob Ltd.
SMRI
Somali Model Readiness Index
A structured assessment framework measuring Somali language ecosystem readiness to participate in AI systems and knowledge infrastructure.
Get in Touch
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Contact Information
Partnership Opportunities
We welcome collaborations with researchers, institutions, and organizations committed to linguistic equity and knowledge infrastructure.
Partners & Knowledge Ecosystem
Institutions and initiatives aligned with language, knowledge, and public-interest technology
