George Maponga in MasvingoPan African Parliament (PAP) president Chief Fortune Charumbira says the continental legislature must craft a model law that will spearhead Africa’s digital revolution while ensuring that the process is inclusive and beneficial to the continent’s populace.Speaking at the Forward Africa Leaders Symposium held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the PAP president highlighted the importance of integrating the parliamentary dimension into the governance architecture of Africa’s digital transformation journey.He is leading the continental legislature’s delegation to the UN, deepening the efficacy of parliamentary diplomacy.The symposium was done under the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Digital Transformation: Inspiring Action. Accelerating Growth. Amplifying Impact”.Chief Charumbira stressed the importance of making sure the digital transformation is inclusive to benefit the majority of Africa’s more than 1 billion citizens.He noted it is imperative to effectively manage the fruits of this digital revolution by being able to govern things like artificial intelligence (AI).Parliamentarians were also supposed to fully play their oversight role for effective governance of this digital revolution and ensure inclusive growth in Africa.“In line with its mandate, the Pan-African Parliament is tasked with ensuring the integration of the continent and harmonising Africa’s legislative agenda,” he said.“Parliamentarians are therefore well-positioned to guide Africa’s digital revolution to ensure it is transparent, inclusive, and beneficial to the continent.“The tool through which we can implement this continental coordination is a model law that will align legislation in all countries.”Equipping parliamentarians with the requisite training to influence and govern Africa’s digital transformation journey is also important.In that line, PAP, in collaboration with the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) has scheduled a training workshop for legislators at its seat in Midrand, South Africa, to enhance their practical capacity, culminating in their ability to define and endorse the launch of a common parliamentary toolkit on artificial intelligence governance.Chief Charumbira participated in a panel discussion on “Making Governance work for Tech Innovation in deepening Africa’s Participation in Global Value Chains”, during the symposium with a focus on governance reforms and policy frameworks that can give African businesses the impetus to advance the technology value chain in production, services and exports.The symposium was convened by the African Peer Review Mechanism, acting as a platform to give traction to Africa’s digital transformation agenda especially the birthing of an integrated continental digital economy to expedite sustainable socio-economic growth that gravitates the continent towards Agenda 2063 targets.Leave a ReplyCancel reply George Maponga in MasvingoPan African Parliament (PAP) president Chief Fortune Charumbira says the continental legislature must craft a model law that will spearhead Africa’s digital revolution while ensuring that the process is inclusive and beneficial to the continent’s populace.Speaking at the Forward Africa Leaders Symposium held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the PAP president highlighted the importance of integrating the parliamentary dimension into the governance architecture of Africa’s digital transformation journey.He is leading the continental legislature’s delegation to the UN, deepening the efficacy of parliamentary diplomacy.The symposium was done under the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Digital Transformation: Inspiring Action.
Amplifying Impact”.Chief Charumbira stressed the importance of making sure the digital transformation is inclusive to benefit the majority of Africa’s more than 1 billion citizens.He noted it is imperative to effectively manage the fruits of this digital revolution by being able to govern things like artificial intelligence (AI).Parliamentarians were also supposed to fully play their oversight role for effective governance of this digital revolution and ensure inclusive growth in Africa.“In line with its mandate, the Pan-African Parliament is tasked with ensuring the integration of the continent and harmonising Africa’s legislative agenda,” he said.“Parliamentarians are therefore well-positioned to guide Africa’s digital revolution to ensure it is transparent, inclusive, and beneficial to the continent.“The tool through which we can implement this continental coordination is a model law that will align legislation in all countries.”Equipping parliamentarians with the requisite training to influence and govern Africa’s digital transformation journey is also important.In that line, PAP, in collaboration with the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) has scheduled a training workshop for legislators at its seat in Midrand, South Africa, to enhance their practical capacity, culminating in their ability to define and endorse the launch of a common parliamentary toolkit on artificial intelligence governance.Chief Charumbira participated in a panel discussion on “Making Governance work for Tech Innovation in deepening Africa’s Participation in Global Value Chains”, during the symposium with a focus on governance reforms and policy frameworks that can give African businesses the impetus to advance the technology value chain in production, services and exports.The symposium was convened by the African Peer Review Mechanism, acting as a platform to give traction to Africa’s digital transformation agenda especially the birthing of an integrated continental digital economy to expedite sustainable socio-economic growth that gravitates the continent towards Agenda 2063 targets. Pan African Parliament (PAP) president Chief Fortune Charumbira says the continental legislature must craft a model law that will spearhead Africa’s digital revolution while ensuring that the process is inclusive and beneficial to the continent’s populace. Speaking at the Forward Africa Leaders Symposium held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the PAP president highlighted the importance of integrating the parliamentary dimension into the governance architecture of Africa’s digital transformation journey.
He is leading the continental legislature’s delegation to the UN, deepening the efficacy of parliamentary diplomacy. The symposium was done under the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Digital Transformation: Inspiring Action. Amplifying Impact”.
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Chief Charumbira stressed the importance of making sure the digital transformation is inclusive to benefit the majority of Africa’s more than 1 billion citizens. He noted it is imperative to effectively manage the fruits of this digital revolution by being able to govern things like artificial intelligence (AI).
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