ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Emma Okonji
A new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report has highlighted a critical challenge for Africa’s digital future, warning that Africa must bridge its existing Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure gap by building digital infrastructure or risk deepening its dependence on foreign digital infrastructure.
The report said continued dependence on foreign digital infrastructure would be detrimental to the continent’s growth.
The report, themed: ‘Advancing Africa’s AI and Digital Economy’, insisted that Africa must urgently focus on three priorities to become a creator rather than a consumer in the AI economy.
The report listed the three priority areas to include: Building digital infrastructure; Scaling shared investment models, and accelerating open-source innovation.
According to the report, despite accounting for 18 per cent of the global population, the African continent…
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