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Systematic review of the literature on bias assessment and mitigation in automatic speech recognition models for low-resource African languages

The study entitled "Gender disparity in STEM programmes in Kenya: the case of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology", conducted by DeKUT researchers and published in 2024 as part of the GRAIN project, analyses gender inequalities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in Kenya. ...22 January 2026 par Grain

Entitled "Systematic literature review on bias assessment and mitigation in automatic speech recognition models for resource-poor African languages", this study highlights a major issue in inclusive artificial intelligence: biases related to gender, accent, dialect and linguistic under-representation, ... Lire la suite

GRAIN II call for proposals: EmpowerHerAI

11 July 202510 July 2025 par Grain

Support for the scaling-up of solutions integrating gender equality in the fields of agriculture, education and African languages As part of the second phase of GRAIN (Gender and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network), the "EmpowerHerAI" project, led by the IPAR, CSEA and Sunbird AI consortium and funded by the ... 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

IPAR is taking part in two working groups on the development of the national strategy on Artificial Intelligence

26 June 2023 par Grainroot

IPAR took part in the second workshop to formulate the national Artificial Intelligence strategy, which was held on 21 and 22 June 2023 in Dakar under the auspices of the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MCTEN). Represented by Seynabou Sall, data expert, and Mouhamadou Dia, Communications and Digital ... Lire la suite

Panel of experts on artificial intelligence as a lever for development in Africa

19 May 2023 par Grainroot

On Monday 15 May 2023 in Saly, the IPAR took part in a "panel of experts on artificial intelligence as a lever for development in Africa". Organised by UNICEF, the purpose of the panel was to discuss in greater depth the research and progress made in the use of new technologies in the region, and how they can be used as levers for development in Africa. Lire la suite

Systematic review of the literature on bias assessment and mitigation in automatic speech recognition models for low-resource African languages

GRAIN II call for proposals: EmpowerHerAI

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

IPAR is taking part in two working groups on the development of the national strategy on Artificial Intelligence

Panel of experts on artificial intelligence as a lever for development in Africa

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