ADQ, Gates Foundation commit $40 million to scale responsible AI, edtech across Africa
ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year, $40m partnership to scale the responsible use of AI and EdTech to improve foundational learning outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa, with ADQ contributing up to $20m. The announcement was made during Abu Dhabi Finance Week, alongside a visit by Bill Gates to the UAE. The initiative targets early literacy and numeracy, as nine in ten children in sub-Saharan Africa are unable to read or do basic maths by age 10, despite the
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