07/08/2025
A Call to Expand the Global AI Summit on Africa 2025
𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬.
AI holds great promise for Africa, but to truly serve our people, it must be rooted in lived realities and inclusive of all voices.
Following the Global AI Summit as a powerful movement and platform to shape AI discussions and policy development, we join efforts to call out organizers, african leaders, and co-chairs of the Summit, to work together to move from inspiration to impact. Our focus priorities areas for action are around
✅ Decent AI Jobs
✅ Meaningful Public Participation
✅ Resources for Participatory AI
𝐖𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. Your voice matters in shaping a future where AI serves humanity, not the other way around. 25 signatories are on board. Whether you're advocating for gender justice, digital inclusion, or ethical tech, this is your moment to co-create solutions that reflect shared values and lived realities.
Sign the call. Share it widely. Mobilize your networks. Together, we can build an AI ecosystem rooted in equity, accountability, and collective knowledge.
To sign the statement, fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetltvvKAQvAuyob5G1OgGYNQG0cPwNPFsVbCXiKTTCBKGevw/viewform?usp=header
💡 Africa’s AI future must include those who will be most impacted.
Let’s build it together. Pollicy
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