Stakeholders from the Global South discussed the future of artificial intelligence, its societal impact and emerging opportunities for collaboration across continents at the Carnegie Global Technology Summit Innovation Dialogue 2025.

Voices from Africa and India highlighted shared challenges, distinct regional strengths and the urgent need to build inclusive and scalable AI ecosystems.

Shikoh Gitau, CEO of Qhala, emphasised the growing momentum around South–South cooperation, noting that the Global South — home to 80 per cent of the world’s population — holds significant collective influence. “We have a bargaining chip from our data sets, from our population, from our rare minerals. We have a lot to offer to this AI economy,” Gitau said.

She pointed to parallels between challenges in Af

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