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AI practitioner from Nairobi urges inclusion of Africa at ITU-UN AI Summit
Summary
Tony Ndongo, an AI practitioner from Nairobi, told the ITU and United Nations AI Summit that global AI discussions must include Africa’s needs and opportunities, noting an estimated 12–15,000 attendees over a four- to five-day summit and inviting participants to next year’s Geneva event.
Tony Ndongo, an AI practitioner from Nairobi, urged attendees at the ITU- and United Nations-hosted AI Summit to make sure Africa benefits from global artificial intelligence discussions. "My name is Tony Ndongo," he said, identifying himself and his origin.
Ndongo said the summit — which he described as hosted "by ITU and the good folks of the UN" — will draw "more than 12 to 15,000 people" over the next "4, 5 days," and he framed the gathering as an opportunity to broaden participation. "AI dialogue is gonna help to add folks value in my country, in my continent," he said, arguing that the continent should be visible in conversations about AI policy and applications.
He said he works in the field: "I'm an AI practitioner, run an EdTech company, run a FinTech company, both fully in artificial intelligence," presenting his professional stake in ensuring the technology benefits African countries. Ndongo said part of his purpose at the summit was to make attendees aware that "there's a whole continent called Africa" whose people should be included in the benefits of AI.
Closing his remarks, Ndongo expressed hope that attendees would be "positively impacted by the stuff that's going on out here," and invited participants to next year’s event in Geneva, describing it as an "AI for good summer."
