Nigeria must not remain consumer of AI – NIIA, others warn
… As China pledges open AI cooperation with Nigeria By Nkiruka Nnorom The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, and other scholars have urged the Federal Government to invest in digital sovereignty and build local capacity in Artificial Intelligence, warning that the country must not remain only a consumer of global technologies.
He said partnership with China was strategic because Beijing has emerged as one of the world’s foremost AI innovators through sustained investment in research, digital infrastructure and governance.
Speaking at the Third Lagos Forum themed: “A People-Centered Approach to AI Governance: China-Nigeria Cooperation for Bridging AI Divide” , jointly organised by the NIIA and the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, NIIA’s Director General, Prof.
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