Samuel Nartey George urges Africa to take active role in Global Internet and AI Governance
Ghanaian parliamentarian Samuel Nartey George has called on African nations to play a more active part in shaping global frameworks for internet governance and artificial intelligence, rather than remaining on the margins of decisions made elsewhere.
Why this matters: Most of the rules being written for AI and the internet right now are being written without Africa in the room. That matters because governance frameworks set defaults — on data flows, on liability, on what counts as acceptable surveillance. Countries that show up shape those defaults. Countries that do not end up living with rules built around someone else's interests. George is pointing at a real gap. The harder question is what concrete seat at the table African governments actually get, and whether showing up changes anything.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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