Impressive! A big “Weldone” to the TGov team. With your approach, dedication and achievement in just few months, I believe the TGov initiative will be a game-changer for Africa’s emerging technologies governance.
However, I have two concerns running through my mind :
African Leaders are used to receiving policy recommendations but with little political will for implementation. How will you ensure your policy suggestions are really implemented?
Also, Are there any contingency plan perhaps for unforseen obstacles that can hinder TGovs work like Geopolitical crises in pilot countries, key personnel or team member departure? etc...
Thanks for your comments, Joseph. Regarding your raised points.
Our bio aspect focuses primarily on advisory policies, such as guidelines and protocols, rather than improving the local domestication of already established international standards. Our AI aspect is more about getting African stakeholders impactfully engaged in the global forum that defines redlines and boundaries, where their participation is currently lacking, resulting in significant gaps.
I think effective local domestication/implementation is a problem of its own.
To determine the countries we will engage with initially, we have considered various factors to minimize potential challenges in our prioritization exercise. These factors include indices related to democracy, the rule of law, peace, and ease of doing business, among others.
Impressive! A big “Weldone” to the TGov team. With your approach, dedication and achievement in just few months, I believe the TGov initiative will be a game-changer for Africa’s emerging technologies governance.
However, I have two concerns running through my mind :
African Leaders are used to receiving policy recommendations but with little political will for implementation. How will you ensure your policy suggestions are really implemented?
Also, Are there any contingency plan perhaps for unforseen obstacles that can hinder TGovs work like Geopolitical crises in pilot countries, key personnel or team member departure? etc...
Thanks for your comments, Joseph. Regarding your raised points.
Our bio aspect focuses primarily on advisory policies, such as guidelines and protocols, rather than improving the local domestication of already established international standards. Our AI aspect is more about getting African stakeholders impactfully engaged in the global forum that defines redlines and boundaries, where their participation is currently lacking, resulting in significant gaps.
I think effective local domestication/implementation is a problem of its own.
To determine the countries we will engage with initially, we have considered various factors to minimize potential challenges in our prioritization exercise. These factors include indices related to democracy, the rule of law, peace, and ease of doing business, among others.