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 conference aimed to enable participants from AI communities and ecosystems in Africa to share knowledge and best practices from diverse contexts and perspectives; to provide a platform for exchange between research, public and private sectors to build accountable and open AI ecosystems; and finally, to create new alliances and opportunities for future collaboration.
The meeting was organised by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Niyel, and provided a forum for exchange, learning and networking between the main players in AI.
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