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Focus on Africa at UNGA

Focus on Africa's Waihiga Mwaura discusses how Africa can be at the forefront of AI innovation with a panel of senior leaders and policy makers.

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has captured the world's imagination and is shaping it even in ways we cannot see. However, only 16 out of 54 governments in sub-Saharan Africa have launched a national AI strategy. The continent has the world's youngest population and high unemployment rates. Does the accelerating AI technology spell opportunity or doom for the youth? Focus on Africa's Waihiga Mwaura discusses this and how the continent can be at the forefront of AI innovation with senior leaders and decision makers.

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26 minutes

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Next Saturday 02:30GMT

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