AI stakeholder roundtable held in Accra
Date: 2024-07-19
The
Deputy Minister for Communication and Digitalization, Charles Acheampong,
representing the sector Minister, Ursula Owusu-Erkuful has participated
in a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence (AI).
Held
in Accra and organized by the African Leadership University and Sand
Technologies, with support from Google, as part of a two-year research project
the event aimed to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing, ultimately
informing policy and practice recommendations to ensure the responsible and
beneficial development of AI in Africa.
The research
project aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the emerging use cases of
AI in critical sectors across Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on education,
agriculture, health, and SME enablement. The project will explore three key
areas within each sector: the possibilities that can be unlocked by AI, the
barriers and challenges to successful deployment, and practical policy and
practice recommendations to realize the potential benefits of AI.
In
attendance were the Chief Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission,
Ms. Patricia Adusei-Poku, staff of the Ministry of Communication and
Digitalization (MoCD), and representatives from academia, research
institutions, the private sector, and civil society.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
