Working Groups

Working Groups & Focus Areas

Collaborative platforms bringing together domain experts, researchers, and practitioners to drive ethical research, sovereign systems development, and data sharing standards across Africa.

Welcome to Africa's First AI Forum

AI has the potential to address challenges in sectors such as health, agriculture, climate, energy, and urban development. Our working groups bring together experts and practitioners to collaborate on responsible AI development across key sectors.

7 Working Groups
12 Research Papers
Data Systems

Data Working Group

Building robust, ethical, and scalable data systems for AI.

Design and improve data collection methods across sectors.
Build systems for secure data storage and sharing.
Analyze datasets to generate actionable insights.
Promote ethical data use and governance standards.
Mr. Muchiri Nyaggah
Mr. Brian Omwenga
Mr. Muchiri Nyaggah · Mr. Brian Omwenga
Data Working Group
Creative Economy

Creative Economy Working Group

Exploring how AI transforms creative industries and digital economies.

Experiment with AI in art, media, and storytelling.
Develop creative AI tools and applications.
Explore new business models for creators in the digital economy.
Mr. Erick Musyoka
Dr. Faith Njeri
Mr. Erick Musyoka · Dr. Faith Njeri
Creative Economy Working Group
Language

Language Working Group

Advancing AI for African languages through data, models, and deployment.

Advance NLP research for African languages.
Develop speech synthesis and recognition tools.
Document and preserve low-resource languages through technology.
Build multilingual datasets and evaluation benchmarks.
Dr. Lilian Wanzare
Prof. Edward Ombui
Dr. Lilian Wanzare · Prof. Edward Ombui
Language Working Group
Ethics and Governance

Ethics and Governance Working Group

Shaping policy, standards, and ethical frameworks for trustworthy AI.

Develop ethical AI frameworks and policy recommendations.
Promote responsible AI governance standards.
Facilitate dialogue between regulators and practitioners.
Support inclusive and transparent decision-making.
Amb. (Prof.) Bitange Ndemo, CBS
Martin Mbaya
Amb. (Prof.) Bitange Ndemo, CBS · Martin Mbaya
Ethics and Governance Working Group
Sandbox

Sandbox Working Group

A technical playground for experimenting, building, and refining AI solutions.

Identify and evaluate emerging AI tools and platforms.
Build and test proof-of-concept prototypes.
Foster open-source collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Support sovereign infrastructure and compute initiatives.
Eng. Andrew Masila (PE)
Dr. Jude Mwenda
Eng. Andrew Masila (PE) · Dr. Jude Mwenda
Sandbox Working Group
Talent NEW

Talent Working Group

Focused on building AI talent pipelines, skills development, and workforce readiness across Africa.

Develop AI skills training programs and curricula.
Connect talent with opportunities in the AI ecosystem.
Promote diversity and inclusion in AI careers.
Talent Working Group
Finance NEW

Finance Working Group

Exploring AI applications in financial services, fintech innovation, and economic inclusion.

Develop AI-powered financial tools and services.
Promote financial inclusion through technology.
Research AI applications in banking and insurance.
Finance Working Group