Population projections show that Africa’s future relies on its youthful demographic, with immense potential for ICT to drive social and economic development. However, challenges persist in achieving SDGs related to poverty, hunger, and healthcare for a large portion of the African population. While some SDGs, such as Goals 12 and […]
A Snapshot of the State of the Digital Economy Readiness and STI Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this status review article, we look at the state of readiness with which Africa is among countries in the sub-Saharan African countries. The report looks at different dimensions from ICT interventions, to policy standpoint and to the stakeholder dimensions to understand the gaps that African countries experience in the […]
Assessing Africa’s Policy Readiness Towards Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Through funding from the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, we embarked on a journey to assess the extent of policy readiness towards Artificial Intelligence in Africa. The journey took us towards exploring policy instruments and initiatives available in Africa from the vantage database of the OECD that aggregated AI-related initiatives and […]