The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr.

Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has emphasized the urgent need for the NLA to intensify its efforts in integrating artificial intelligence into its systems, in response to the alarming global surge in mobile fraud and cybercrime.

He made this statement on the sidelines of a Seminar organized by the African Lotteries Association (ALA) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

The ALA Seminar, officially opened by the Vice President of ALA and Director-General of PMU, Mali, Mr.