By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Guinea has outlined its
ambition to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen public services,
create opportunities for young people and support development in priority
sectors, including education, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure.
Guinea’s Minister of Higher
Education and Scientific Research, Djami Diallo, presented the country’s vision
during a ministerial panel at Digital Cooperation Day 2026, held at the United
Nations in New York.
The discussions focused on
transforming national AI ambitions into concrete actions and ensuring that
emerging technologies respond to the country’s development priorities.
Diallo said Guinea’s
approach to AI must be built on trained talent, research aligned with national
needs and clearly defined national priorities.
Ahead of the ministerial
meeting, Diallo had received representatives of the City of Science and
Innovation and teams from the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging
Technologies in Conakry. The discussions helped establish the foundations for
Guinea’s contribution to the international dialogue on AI.
At the New York meeting,
Diallo joined counterparts and international partners to advance discussions on
how AI can support Guinea’s development objectives.
She highlighted the need to
invest in skills, strengthen national institutions and mobilise innovation in
sectors that have a direct impact on citizens and the economy.
Guinea’s AI ambitions form
part of the Simandou 2040 development trajectory, which seeks to place new
technologies at the service of national development and encourage solutions
adapted to the country’s specific circumstances.
According to Diallo, the
government’s objectives include expanding opportunities for young people,
improving public services and increasing the value created locally through
innovation and technology.
She also stressed the
importance of Africa developing its own AI capabilities rather than remaining
primarily a consumer of technologies developed elsewhere.
“Africa must no longer only
consume AI. It must also become a creator of it,” Diallo said, reaffirming
Guinea’s ambition to develop the skills, research capacity and institutional
foundations needed to participate actively in the continent’s emerging AI ecosystem.
