The Govt Council of the African Union (AU) has authorised the “Continental Synthetic Intelligence Technique,” which promotes AI adoption in the private and non-private sectors amongst member states.
This technique was announced in a doc printed on the AU web site on Aug. 9.
The AU’s AI technique was formally adopted through the AU Govt Council’s forty fifth Peculiar Session between July 18 and 19 in Accra, Ghana. It goals to harness AI for the continent’s growth and the well-being of its folks.
Suggestions of the AI technique
The technique outlines a number of key suggestions, which embody establishing an built-in {hardware} and software program setting designed for AI and machine studying workloads to facilitate knowledge processing and deployment.
The technique additionally highlights establishing AI governance methods, selling AI adoption within the public sector, and integrating AI into key sectors outlined within the AU’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nation’s Sustainable Improvement Targets.
The technique additionally encourages AI adoption by non-public sectors and goals to advertise an setting for AI startups and make sure the availability of high-quality knowledge units. Moreover, it stresses the significance of selling AI expertise growth, fostering analysis and innovation and implementing moral AI ideas that respect African tradition and values.
Different key focus areas embody establishing technical requirements for AI security and safety, accelerating AI funding, enhancing regional cooperation and boosting African participation in world AI governance.
Implementation phases
The technique outlines a five-year implementation interval from 2025–2030, divided into two phases.
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The preliminary part, overlaying 2025–2026, prioritizes laying the groundwork by establishing governance frameworks, growing nationwide AI methods, mobilizing assets and enhancing capacities inside the AU, regional financial communities, specialised companies and member states.
The second part, from 2027–2030, focuses on the sensible implementation of essential initiatives and initiatives outlined within the technique.
AI developments in Africa
As of July, solely six African international locations — Algeria, Benin, Egypt, Mauritius, Rwanda and Senegal — have developed stand-alone AI methods. Others, similar to Kenya, South Africa and Uganda, are integrating AI with rising applied sciences like blockchain.
Nevertheless, international locations together with Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda have made vital progress in defining AI policies and establishing institutions to drive AI development.
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