#GAISAfrica2025 Throwback Johan Harvard , Global AI Advisory Lead at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), spoke to us at the Global AI Summit on Africa about TBI's support in AI use cases implementation on the continent. He was also very optimistic about the opportunities in Africa's AI space, despite current challenges. Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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#GAISAfrica2025 Throwback For Isobel Acquah, Executive Director of Certa Foundation, the adoption of the African Union AI Strategy is a huge milestone toward harmonisation of AI policies by African countries. She nonetheless insist on the need for concerted implementation so as to unlock AI's potential for the continent. Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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#GAISAfrica2025 Throwback Hon. Nthati Moorosi, Minister of ICT, Science and Innovation of Lesotho had a chat with us on the margins of the Global AI Summit on Africa. She expounded on on Lesotho's Digital Transformation journey's priorities and her key takeaways from the summit. Watch the interview below.
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#GAISAfrica2025 Throwback "Africa needs to build for Africa to not be left as mere consumers, but producers." Digital Umuganda Founder & CEO Audace Niyonkuru joined us at the recently concluded Global AI Summit on Africa to tell us about his company's groundbreaking mission building African language datasets to enable AI to work for Africans. Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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“Let’s assume that AI is a cake we are baking. There is all these ingredients we need to have in place. Let’s pick the top 5: We need data, skills, compute infrastructure, regulatory environment, and use cases.” Hon Paula Ingabire speaking on the Embedded podcast hosted by Zain Verjee Listen to the entire episode 👇🏽 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dpgqzEmf Spotify: https://lnkd.in/daxGb9wP Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/dw_ZFdiX The Rundown Studio website: https://lnkd.in/db3gGvHf
🚨 New Episode Drop: Inside Rwanda's AI Blueprint. On our third and latest episode of a special series of Embedded, Hon. Paula Ingabire, who leads the Ministry of ICT & Innovation, Rwanda, breaks down her country's comprehensive approach to building AI capabilities. From cultivating talent through Carnegie Mellon University partnerships to launching an AI scaling hub with the Gates Foundation, Rwanda is creating a complete ecosystem rather than isolated initiatives. In this fantastic conversation with our host Zain Verjee, Minister Ingabire speaks about: - How Rwanda turns its smaller market size into an advantage for international partners - The ethical framework guiding their AI development with transparency at its core - The focus on bridging urban-rural divides through AI healthcare solutions that reach underserved communities first - Women moving beyond being AI users to becoming creators, leaders, and innovators in the AI ecosystem A practical roadmap for thoughtful tech leadership in the African context. Recorded at the Global AI Summit on Africa and produced in partnership with the Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Don't miss out! Watch now on our site: https://lnkd.in/db3gGvHf On YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dpgqzEmf On Spotify: https://lnkd.in/daxGb9wP Or on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/dw_ZFdiX
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Today, Rwanda begins 100 days of remembrance. #Kwibuka31 is a moment to honor the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, reflect on our shared history, and renew our commitment to unity, resilience, and a peaceful future. Turibuka twiyubaka🕯️
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Fred Swaniker is the Founder & CEO of Sand Technologies as well as Founder & Chair of the African Leadership Group of educational institutions which includes alx_africa He explains ALX's approach to nurturing a generation of ethical and responsible African AI innovators, and Sand Technologies' development of at-scale AI solutions to the world's most pressing needs. #GAISAfrica2025 Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution World Economic Forum
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At #GAISAfrica2025, Hon. Mondli Gungubele (Deputy Minister of The Department of Communications and Digital Technologiesof South Africa) sat down with us to share updates of South Africa's journey in adopting AI. The country has embedded AI solutions in tax systems and is is installing Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to improve its infrastructure capabilities. Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution World Economic Forum
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We caught up with Tonee Ndungu, Founder and CEO Kytabu & Tribbe (Tribbe Nation), at the Global AI Summit on Africa to discuss his companies' innovations in the AI space and his reflections on what the summit means for the continent. #GAISAfrica2025 Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution World Economic Forum
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Over the past two days, the Global AI Summit on Africa has fostered conversations and partnerships on shaping the future of AI on the continent. From financing and infrastructure, to ethics and education, speakers and participants confronted the big questions and are leaving Rwanda with concrete steps to accelerate AI for good. In her address, Hon. Paula Ingabire remarked "My ambition - and, I hope, yours as well - is that when we meet again we won't just see more African AI solutions on the global stage, but will also see more African leadership shaping global AI trends." #GAISAfrica2025 Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution World Economic Forum