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Africa’s digital infrastructure gap remains significant with an estimated 900 million people still not connected to the internet. About the same number do not have access to electricity.
Some African countries started using Artificial Intelligence to track the progress of their farms and detect possible challenges for the crops. For instance, in Buéa, southwest Cameroon, farmers use AI to check their maize crops. The farmers have installed an App that can track the possible diseases that can afflict the crop and suggest remedial measures.
However, farmers cannot benefit from this technology in remote villages due to the infrastructural gaps. The challenge of access to AI in remote areas of the continent was the subject of the International Government Communication Forum in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Held recently.
The meeting focused on the challenges of Artificial Intelligence as a medium of communication between governments, people, and the media, with a particular impact on the development of AI-related infrastructure. It also took cognizance of the internet gaps. For instance, most of the countries in the continent are continuing to work on 3G or 2G, which cannot handle AI operations.
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Further, Africa’s digital infrastructure gap remains significant with an estimated 900 million people still not connected to the internet. About the same number do not have access to electricity.
