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The creation of an artificial intelligence council for Africa was on the menu of a meeting, held Tuesday in Rabat, on the occasion of the African Cybersecurity Forum.
Carried by the “Smart Africa” alliance, this initiative aims to support transformations and structuring projects in the African digital landscape, particularly in matters of artificial intelligence. It also aims to release the vast potential of AI to accelerate growth and promote inclusive transformation throughout Africa.
This advice will be made up of political decision -makers, industry leaders and key players in the AI ecosystem, responsible for stimulating digital transformation, encouraging innovation and developing policies aimed at accelerating Africa’s digital economy.
“This initiative, which brings together French -speaking and English -speaking countries on the continent with very high level representations, is based on digital transformation, infrastructure, skills, data and the market as structuring pillars in order to target important financial projects, “said the Minister Delegate in charge of the Digital Transition and the Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni.
In a statement to the map, Ms. Seghrouchni recalled the holding in Morocco, last June, of the 1st high level forum on the AI which ended with the consensus of Rabat on the AI in Africa, placing the Kingdom At the heart of initiatives around AI.
According to the Minister, the holding of these discussions in Rabat testifies to the clear recognition on the part of the member states of the “Smart Africa” alliance as to the role that Morocco fulfills in the AI site and in the digital transformation of ‘A general way, adding that the Kingdom is among the best -off countries in terms of “datacenters” in Africa.
For his part, the Senior Director of Strategy and Growth at Smart Africa, Didier Nkurikiyimfura, stressed the importance of digital as a lever for the African continent, highlighting the role of Morocco as a member member From this alliance, created ten years ago to accelerate the digital transformation of the continent.
In a similar declaration, Mr. Nkurikiyimfura said that this meeting brought together decision makers and experts in the field of AI in order to develop a framework of collaboration to maximize the potential of this technology in Africa, adding that the Objective is to allow the continent to produce services adapted to its specific needs, based on African contextual data.
Regarding the AI Council for Africa, Mr. Nkurikiyimfura said that he will be officially launched at a global AI conference in Kigali in the coming weeks.
This council will mark an important step in the coordination of African efforts on AI, he noted, noting that training remains an absolute priority to allow Africa to develop systems and services adapted to its realities.
Organized in execution of the high royal instructions by the Directorate General for Information Systems Security (DGSS), under the administration of National Defense, the African Cybersecurity Forum, which continues until February 5, is Marked by the participation of experts, Moroccans and foreigners, senior government officials, business leaders, cybersecurity professionals, researchers and academicians.
