Grainroot, author on GRAIN

Sunbird AI Annual Report 2022

25 August 2023 par Grainroot

The year 2022 has demonstrated the power of adaptation, collaboration and the unwavering pursuit of our mission: to harness the potential of artificial intelligence for the betterment of African communities. In this report, we not only showcase our achievements, but also look at the thought processes, collaborations ... Lire la suite

UM6P wants to empower African women in Tech and AI

24 August 2023 par Grainroot

Morocco's Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has launched an innovative summer school aimed at empowering African women in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence (AI). The "African Women in Tech & AI" programme, the result of a collaboration between the OCP Foundation and the AI Movement Centre at ... Lire la suite

Artificial intelligence at the heart of Africa's inter-regional digital summit

11 August 2023 par Grainroot

The inter-regional digital summit in Africa (S.I.N Africa 2023) will be held on 10 and 11 October 2023 on the theme of "Artificial intelligence for development in Africa". The announcement was made by Cluster Digital Africa, the organisers of the event. The two-day conference will be held online and will address the ... Lire la suite

Nine (9) projects selected following the call for proposals on "Improving inclusion and gender equality through AI in Sub-Saharan Africa".

7 August 2023 par Grainroot

Following GRAIN's call for proposals on "Improving Gender Inclusion and Equality through Artificial Intelligence in Sub-Saharan Africa", nine (9) projects were selected from around fifty applications received. The projects were proposed by teams led by six women and three men ... Lire la suite

Video highlights of the AfricAI conference in Kigali

2 August 2023 par Grainroot

The GRAIN consortium (IPAR Think Tank, CSEA and Sunbird AI) took part in the first edition of the AfricAI conference on 12-14 June 2023 in Kigali. The aim of the conference was to enable participants from AI communities and ecosystems in Africa to share knowledge and best practices from various contexts ... Lire la suite

Ipar takes part in the national consultation workshop for young experts, key players, activists, researchers and professionals in AI systems

31 July 2023 par Grainroot

From 26 to 28 July, Ipar took part in the National Consultations workshop for young experts, key players, activists, researchers and AI systems professionals in Senegal on the theme of "Mapping the practices, research and expertise of young users of Artificial Intelligence systems and mobilising their expertise for ethical regulation of AI uses ... Lire la suite

Women Deliver Conference 2023: IPAR explores ways of deploying responsible AI to improve women's health

26 July 2023 par Grainroot

The Women Deliver Conference (WD2023) is one of the largest multi-sectoral gatherings aimed at advancing gender equality. Co-created by women community advocates, civil society, multilateral governments, the private sector, philanthropic organisations and young people, representing communities facing systemic discrimination around the world, WD2023 brought together, from ... Lire la suite

Guterres calls for artificial intelligence that bridges gaps instead of digging them

21 July 2023 par Grainroot

At the Security Council on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate human development, but warned against the malicious use of this new technology. António Guterres warned that if artificial intelligence were to become primarily a weapon for launching cyber attacks, generating deepfakes, or ... Lire la suite

Ndèye Fatou Mboup appointed Artificial Intelligence expert at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

14 July 2023 par Grainroot

Miss Ndèye Fatou Mboup, an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and research assistant at IPAR, has been chosen by the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy to represent Senegal and Africa at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), along with two other Senegalese experts. Ms Mboup ... Lire la suite

UNESCO survey: less than 10 % of schools and universities officially supervise the use of AI

10 July 2023 par Grainroot

A new UNESCO global survey of more than 450 schools and universities has revealed that less than 10 % of them have an internal policy and/or formal guidance in place regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The survey was carried out in preparation for the ministerial round table on generative AI ... Lire la suite