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On Thursday, July 23, the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, was filled with the familiar language of telecommunications—spectrum, standards, cybersecurity, satellite networks—but underneath the technical vocabulary was something much larger unfolding.
When I arrived in Kayar to attend the pirogue race, I expected to witness a sporting competition. But as the songs rose from the shore and the crowd cheered the crews on, I realised that what was unfolding before me was about much more than winning a race.
Africa’s ambitions to become a meaningful player in the artificial intelligence economy will depend on whether governments and investors can move quickly to build local data centers, strengthen data governance and expand energy and water infrastructure, executives from Schneider Electric and Boston Consulting Group said.