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Fieldfisher's PodcastAfrica Week 2024: AI in Africa - Navigating the challenges and seizing the opportunitiesJoin Natalie Farmer, a partner FieldFisher's technology and Data group, and Akua Gyekye, Director of Government Affairs and Legal for Africa at Microsoft, in this latest episode of the FieldFisher Africa Week 2024 podcast. They explore the transformative potential of AI across Africa, discussing initiatives like Microsoft's Airband project and partnerships with Liquid Intelligent Technologies that enhance internet access and digital literacy. Discover AI's impact on economic growth, healthcare, agriculture, and financial services, and the role of digital skills training through LinkedIn Learning. Experts delve into AI regulation complexities under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AF...
2024-10-1729 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 24: Globetrotting, Facebook and Sci-Fi with Akua GykekyeThis episode marks my last conversation from the road for the time being. Wrapping up my Winter 2020 tour, I had the pleasure of meeting with Akua Gyekye at a bustling London eatery—please pardon the sound. Akua is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa and MENA Elections; she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement in these regions.
Before joining Facebook, Akua, who is qualified to practice in NY and the UK, was a project finance lawyer, at Clif...
2020-06-0243 min