AI for Local Impact

AI for Local Impact

Global Center on AI Governance

Episodes 7
Avg. Duration 29m
Activity Active
Since Mar 2026
Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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88%
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About This Podcast

Welcome to AI for Local Impact, a podcast exploring how artificial intelligence is shaping development through real-world work supported by the AI4D programme. Each episode goes beyond hype to examine practical uses of AI across the Global South. You’ll hear from researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and builders working close to the ground. This work is produced by the Global Center on AI Governance and funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Learn more at ai4d.ai.

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Recent Episodes

S1E7 Ep 7: Making Space for Africa’s Languages in AI

May 20, 2026 32m

Who gets to be heard in the digital age?In this episode of AI for Local Impact, we speak with Professor Vukosi Marivate to explore why language inclusion is central to responsible AI on the…

S1E6 Ep 6: LLM's - All or Nothing for Africa

May 12, 2026 36m

Should Africa go all in on large language models, or is that a bet the continent can't afford to make?This episode brings you a spirited debate on one of the most pressing questions in African AI…

S1E5 Ep 5: Scaling AI Responsibly: AfriAI’s Vision for an Inclusive Future

Apr 28, 2026 34m

In this episode of AI for Local Impact, we head to Tanzania to explore how the AfriAI Lab at the University of Dodoma is advancing responsible, inclusive AI across sectors such as health,…

S1E4 Ep 4: Regulate or Innovate? The AI Debate

Apr 14, 2026 35m

In this special episode, members of the AI4D Network debate on one of the biggest questions in AI today:Does regulation hinder AI innovation?One side says yes, regulation slows discovery, burdens new…

S1E3 Ep 3: How One Center Is Shaping Burkina Faso's AI Future

Mar 31, 2026 24m

In this episode of AI for Local Impact, Prof. Tegawendé Bissyandé explores how the Centre of Interdisciplinary Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Development (CITADEL) in Burkina Faso is…

S1E2 Ep 2: Ghana's Responsible AI Lab Story

Mar 16, 2026 19m

In this episode, Professor Jerry John Kponyo introduces us to the Responsible AI Lab (RAIL) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. RAIL isn't your typical research lab. It's…

S1E1 Ep 1: Inside Makerere's Centre for AI

Mar 03, 2026 23m

In Episode 1 of the AI For Local Impact Podcast, Dr. Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende takes us inside the Makerere University Centre for AI in Uganda. She walks us through some of their flagship projects…

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