IA Archives - GRAIN

GRAIN sélectionne Kwara State University et son projet AI4WIA 2.0 pour co-construire une matrice GEDI appliquée au calendrier agricole.

13 March 202613 March 2026 par Grain

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

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

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 October 202531 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

If AI is the future, gender equality is essential

26 June 2023 par Grainroot

At a time when the world is facing many major challenges - from climate change and poverty to population displacement and social injustice - women and girls play a key role in solving these problems and shaping future prosperity for all. Artificial intelligence ... 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