Africa must create AI technology instead of paying to use it – Sam Jonah

Business leader Sir Sam Jonah has warned that Africa risks becoming a mere consumer of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies unless it invests in the skills and capacity needed to develop its own solutions.

Sir Sam also called for enterprise to be treated as a respected career path, arguing that Africa needed more young people who created businesses and jobs rather than focusing only on securing government employment.

Sir Sam called on African universities to produce graduates who can develop digital technologies, rather than only use applications created elsewhere.