The C4IR-Qatar team participated in the Global AI Summit which focused on People, Infrastructure, Data, AI and Applications, Entrepreneurship and Governance.  Over 2,000+ Delegates, 1,000+ International Delegates, and 97 Nationalities were represented in the summit. C4IR-Qatar team met with other C4IR centers to discuss current opportunities and challenges related to AI. C4IR-Qatar’s director actively participated in a workshop about designing effective AI codes of conduct organized by the Resilient Governance and Regulation working group of the World Economic Forum’s Artificial Intelligence Governance Alliance (AIGA), of which he is a member of. The meeting discussed the critical role of codes of conduct, the importance of meeting the needs of diverse audiences, and the need to address regulatory gaps. 

The inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa climaxed with the announcement of the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, a pivotal turning point for Africa’s AI journey. The declaration seeks to leverage the potential of AI to drive innovation and competitiveness and foster sustainable and responsible design, development, deployment, use, and governance of AI technologies.