Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been identified as a critical catalyst for accelerating innovation, strengthening governance, improving institutional resilience and advancing sustainable development across Africa and the Global South, as experts at an international conference called for urgent investments in digital infrastructure, ethical governance and human capital development to enable the continent fully harness emerging technologies.
The position formed the central outcome of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Agility in Africa and the Global South, held on June 25 and 26 at the Peter Mbah Auditorium of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani, Enugu State.
The conference, organised by the ACE Intercontinental Research Institute in collaboration with the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Centre of ESUT and Learn To Live Business School, United Kingdom, LLBSUK, attracted academics, researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, development practitioners, technology experts, students and civil society representatives from across Africa and beyond. Participants engaged in extensive discussions on how Artificial Intelligence can transform governance, education, healthcare, agriculture, cybersecurity, public administration, business management and sustainable development across developing economies.
