Co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya, Italy and UNDP to advance AI adoption, infrastructure and inclusive impact across Africa. Africa Science News

• 1.5 million GPU hours announced for 130 innovators across Africa Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
• AI 10 Billion Initiative launched with the African Development Bank and partners, targeting up to $10 billion mobilised and 40 million jobs by 2035 Citizen Digital
• Harmonic Africa Startup Acceleration Programme launched, providing AI startups with capital, technical support, and market access

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A first-of-its-kind collaborative platform designed to accelerate AI-driven industrial growth with Africa, officially launched in Rome by MIMIT and UNDP. Aihubfordevelopment

• Endorsed by G7 Leaders in Borgo Egnazia and co-designed with UNDP and African partners Aihubfordevelopment
• 25 transformative private-sector and Africa-based partnerships announced webflow
• First programmes launched across green compute, data, talent, and partnerships

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Hosted at Bologna— home of the CINECA Leonardo supercomputer. A focused two-day working session bringing together African innovators, European research institutions, and private sector partners to translate research ambitions into deployment pathways.

• Co-hosted by MIMIT, MAECI, UNDP, University of Bologna / AlmaAI, Bi-Rex, Metropolitan City of Bologna
• Keynote by Prof. Rotolo, AlmaAI
• 15 African AI innovators presenting real deployment architectures
• Hybrid format — in-person and online