Project Description:
The AI Hub for Sustainable Development and UNDP’s Local Language Accelerator Programme are designed to strengthen AI ecosystems in Africa and beyond.
The AI Hub for Sustainable Development is a collaborative initiative accelerating sustainable AI-driven industrial growth in Africa. It focuses on four key foundations of local AI ecosystems: (1) Inclusive and representative datasets, (2) Local AI talent development, (3) Affordable green computing infrastructure, and (4) Enabling environments for responsible AI adoption. Aligned with the commitment to equal partnership with African countries as in the Italy-Africa Mattei Plan, the AI Hub targets sectors including energy, agriculture, health, water, education and training, and infrastructure to harness AI's transformative potential. Complementing existing G7 initiatives and aligning with global AI efforts, the AI Hub serves as a multi-stakeholder platform to steer local, regional, and global private sector collective action across the African continent, ensuring AI benefits all.
The Local Language Accelerator Programme focuses on accelerating inclusive access to and local use of data in under-resourced languages to ensure digital products are available in local languages, natively spoken by 1.2 billion people.
The AI Hub for Sustainable Development is a collaborative initiative accelerating sustainable AI-driven industrial growth in Africa. It focuses on four key foundations of local AI ecosystems: (1) Inclusive and representative datasets, (2) Local AI talent development, (3) Affordable green computing infrastructure, and (4) Enabling environments for responsible AI adoption. Aligned with the commitment to equal partnership with African countries as in the Italy-Africa Mattei Plan, the AI Hub targets sectors including energy, agriculture, health, water, education and training, and infrastructure to harness AI's transformative potential. Complementing existing G7 initiatives and aligning with global AI efforts, the AI Hub serves as a multi-stakeholder platform to steer local, regional, and global private sector collective action across the African continent, ensuring AI benefits all.
The Local Language Accelerator Programme focuses on accelerating inclusive access to and local use of data in under-resourced languages to ensure digital products are available in local languages, natively spoken by 1.2 billion people.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting into the Data Lead, Digital & AI Programmes at the Chief Digital Office, the incumbent will be responsible for below:
Result 1: Support implementation of the Local Language Accelerator Programme
Key results include a deep understanding of challenges and solutions in the Language AI space and UNDP’s role in that field, a strong implementation outcome from the country engagements and trusted, engaged relationships with key partners of the programme.
Result 2: Contribute to the AI Hub for Sustainable Development
Key results include concrete recommendations for strategy and activities of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, with a focus on Language AI, an engaged community around the AI Hub and compelling communication products around the Hub and Language AI.
Result 1: Support implementation of the Local Language Accelerator Programme
Key results include a deep understanding of challenges and solutions in the Language AI space and UNDP’s role in that field, a strong implementation outcome from the country engagements and trusted, engaged relationships with key partners of the programme.
Result 2: Contribute to the AI Hub for Sustainable Development
Key results include concrete recommendations for strategy and activities of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, with a focus on Language AI, an engaged community around the AI Hub and compelling communication products around the Hub and Language AI.
