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RAIN-Africa hosted a highly successful edition of our esteemed workshop series. This installment revolved around the theme “Generative AI: Opportunities and Responsible Use.” The event provided an exceptional platform for a lineup of accomplished panelists who graciously shared their invaluable insights on the subject. More specifically, the workshop featured engaging and enlightening presentations delivered by

On the 30th November 2022, RAIN-Africa organized a workshop on the theme “Responsible AI and Data Protection” with three invited panellists, Teki Akuetteh, Arthur Gwagwa and Dr. Bev Townsend. They shared their insight on the regulatory landscape and measures across Africa in the context of AI. Laud Ammah, co-founder of RAIN-Africa, opened the event by briefly introducing the RAIN Africa network

On November 3rd, Executive Director of the IEAI, Caitlin Corrigan, and Responsible AI Network-Africa (RAIN-Africa) co-founder Jerry John Kponyo took part in the German UNESCO Commission’s workshop on “Ethical AI in Africa – What role can German development and research policy play?”. Prof. Kponyo gave a presentation on the success of RAIN-Africa and the recently

Dear Reader, During the first half of 2022, our team organised two online and one in-person event. We welcomed experts from different countries, backgrounds, interests and expertise and had the chance to discuss various topics related to AI Ethics from the African perspective. A special thanks to the speakers for accepting our invitation and, of

On June 28, Prof. Jerry John Kponyo, Dean of the Quality Assurance and Planning Office of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Principal Investigator and Scientific Director of the Responsible AI Lab(RAIL) and co-founder of the Responsible AI Network Africa conducted a compelling presentation on Responsible AI & Ethics from an African Perspective at the Institute for Ethics

On June 21st 2022, Dr Peter Martey Addo, head of DataLab at the Innovation, Research And Knowledge (IRS) Directorate of the French Development Agency (AFD), delivered an exciting presentation on “Advancing The Responsible Adoption of AI at The Local Level”. Dr Addo stated that most of the data available for developing AI solutions are generated

RAIN-Africa hosted it’s first workshop for the year 2022 on the theme “Responsible AI Applications in Africa”. We had the pleasure of hearing from three researchers from Ghana, Uganda and Burkina Faso. Dr. Rose Nikibuule Her research focuses on the application of AI and Data Science to solve problems in the developing world. She uses AI

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been awarded a grant to fund the establishment of a Responsible Artificial Intelligence Lab (RAIL). Prof. Jerry John Kponyo who is the Principal Investigator (PI) and the Scientific Director of the Lab, in his initial reaction to the news of the grant award is grateful

The RAIN-Africa workshop was centered on AI and Smart Cities which took place virtually on 19th May. The guest speakers were Dr. Samah El Khateeb, Dr. Eric Tutu Tchao, Dr. Rachel Adams and Prof. Isaias Barreto Da Rosa and moderated by Prof. John Jerry Kponyo. Dr. Caitlin gave the welcome message and the discussions started Dr. Samah