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In May 2022, The Future Society (TFS) co-led stakeholder consultation workshops in Tunis and Accra to support the development of Tunisia’s and Ghana’s national AI strategies. In 2020-2022, TFS is supporting the development of 3 National AI Strategies in Africa with key public sector Ministries, GIZ, and Smart Africa. Based on extensive local stakeholder consultations,…
Stakeholder consultation workshops for National AI Strategies in Tunisia and Ghana
February 9 2023
In May 2022, The Future Society (TFS) co-led stakeholder consultation workshops in Tunis and Accra to support the development of Tunisia’s and Ghana’s national AI strategies. In 2020-2022, TFS is supporting the development of 3 National AI Strategies in Africa with key public sector Ministries, GIZ, and Smart Africa. Based on extensive local stakeholder consultations, outputs are tailored AI governance frameworks to build capacity for countries’ efforts to harness AI responsibly to achieve national objectives and inclusive and sustainable development goals.
Building on its 2021 project with the Government of Rwanda, GIZ FAIR Forward and Smart Africa to develop Rwanda’s National AI Policy, the workshop in Accra included peer learning p between the countries regarding approaches for metrics and measurement and the implementation of national AI strategies. These consultations yielded progress towards governance frameworks for AI across Africa.
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