Your weekly insights into AI technologies shaping the future.In this edition,

News
●      Ghana AI Summit and Awards to Spotlight AI’s Role in Economic Growth and Future Jobs
●      How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help Ghana Tackle Disasters Before They Happen
●      AI Models Built On Pirated Data, Courts Find
●      Ignoring AI is a bigger risk than using it, Ghanaian tech founders warn
●      Ghana to train 2,000 youth in Cloud, AI and Cybersecurity under new YEA deal
●      AI-driven economy, job design and the dilemmas of CEOs, HR professionals

Events
Ghana AI Summit & Awards

Opportunity
Women in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Doctoral Fellowship

AI Project  VITA Ghana Project

Ghana AI Summit & Awards Featured Speaker

 
Emmanuel Akyeam
Topic: Optimizing Imbalanced Clinical Data for Stroke Prediction: A Comparative Study of Oversampling Techniques and Ensemble Learning Models
Ghana AI Summit & Awards Sponsors and Partners

News 

Ghana AI Summit and Awards to Spotlight AI’s Role in Economic Growth and Future Jobs
Ghana’s  artificial intelligence ecosystem will take centre stage at the Ghana AI Summit  and Awards, scheduled for 29–30 July as policymakers, technology leaders,  researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators gather to explore how AI  can drive economic transformation.
 
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Help Ghana Tackle Disasters Before They Happen
Every year, Ghana experiences disasters that claim lives, destroy homes, disrupt businesses, and place enormous pressure on the country’s emergency response systems.
 
AI Models Built On Pirated Data, Courts Find
Court rulings and settlements over the past two years have found that major AI companies, including some marketed as open source, trained models partly on pirated or scraped material.
 
Ignoring AI is a bigger risk than using it, Ghanaian tech founders warn
Ghanaian businesses that fail to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) risk falling behind as the technology transforms industries, while workers who continuously upgrade their skills stand to benefit from new opportunities, the co-founders of AI training platform Built have said.

Ghana to train 2,000 youth in Cloud, AI and Cybersecurity under new YEA deal
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) to train and create employment opportunities for 2,000 young Ghanaians through a Microsoft-certified Micro Degree Programme in digital skills.
 
AI-driven economy, job design and the dilemmas of CEOs, HR professionals
There are critical conversations that anyone who cares about Human Resources, structural value addition, the bottom line, and the broader economy should be having.
Opportunities

Women in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Doctoral Fellowship
Applications are now open for the KAIA Network, which supports women who are currently enrolled in or have been admitted to a PhD programme at an accredited institution in sub-Saharan Africa. Successful applicants will receive a $5,000 grant, as well as mentorship and technical support to advance their research. The application deadline is 31 July 2026.

AI Project
VITA Ghana Project-AI-Powered Portable Ultrasound Set to Expand Access to Healthcare in Ghana
Ghana's healthcare sector is set to benefit from another promising AI innovation, as Vital Tech AG has secured funding under the EUREKA INNOWWIDE Call 4 for its VITA Ghana Project.

Events

Ghana AI Summit and Awards 2026
The Ghana AI Summit & Awards 2026, organized by Knowledge Innovations in partnership with Deloitte Ghana, is a premier event focused on advancing artificial intelligence for economic transformation...Read More