Adesina: Africa must build, not just adopt, future technologies

By Jimoh Babatunde


Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has urged African countries to invest in homegrown technologies and advanced computing, saying the continent must move beyond adopting foreign innovations to developing technologies capable of competing globally.

“Africa must not simply adopt the technologies of the future; we must help build them,” Adesina said at the BPI Iconic Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa, weekend.
Speaking on “Africa’s Next Leap: Visionary and Ethical Leadership for an Integrated and Prosperous Africa in the Global Economy,” he identified artificial intelligence,
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