Key African science conference begins in Pretoria
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The annual Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), Africa's foremost platform on science, technology and innovation began on Monday under [...] Full text...
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UN warns against exploitation of AI for 'purely political or economic purposes'
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The threats posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to several human rights, including privacy, political participation, freedom of expression and work, [...] Full text...
Africa’s Giant Eye on the Sky turns 20
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Africa’s largest optical telescope, on Tuesday celebrated its 20th anniversary. This flagship facility [...] Full text...
28th edition of AfricaCom begins in Cape Town
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Africa Tech Festival is hosting the 28th edition of AfricaCom in Cape Town from Tuesday to Friday.AfricaCom is the [...] Full text...
First generative artificial intelligence model in Libya launched
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first generative artificial intelligence model in Libya, dubbed the LIBIGPT project, was launched in Tripoli on Monday.It is being implemented [...] Full text...
Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities? (By Anshu Sharma, UN News)
MA New York, US (PANA) - For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest in Goa, [...] Full text...
Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa
MA Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop AI for, and by, the [...] Full text...
Libyan Office of Communications and Informatics attends Cybersecurity conference
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Communications and Informatics Office participated has in the second ordinary session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Cybersecurity, [...] Full text...
Living in Space: UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)
MA New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is looking up – and beyond. On Saturday, 4 October, World Space Week lifted off, inviting the world to [...] Full text...
Cyberspace must ‘serve the common good’: Guterres
MA New York, US (PANA) - The Internet is an essential tool for “innovation and opportunity” but security failures in cyberspace can undermine public trust, disrupt [...] Full text...
Libyan MP participates in international symposium on military artificial intelligence
BBA Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The member of the House of Representatives in Libya, who is also and a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) High-Level [...] Full text...
European Council underlines EU’s leading role in life sciences
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions on life sciences for the Union’s competitiveness and welcomed the ambition of making the [...] Full text...
How the battle for control could crush AI’s promise
AR Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A shift toward centralisation and concentration could snuff out technology’s productive potential, writes Carl Benedikt Frey for F&D Magazine. He [...] Full text...
IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation
MA Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General [...] Full text...
UN announces two new mechanisms to promote cooperation on AI governance
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General welcomed the General Assembly’s decision on Tuesday to establish two new mechanisms to promote international cooperation on [...] Full text...
‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says
MA New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on Africa’s development which was discussed [...] Full text...
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AR Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise [...] Full text...
UN summit confronts AI’s dawn of wonders and warnings
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and [...] Full text...
Human rights must anchor the digital age, says UN rights chief Türk
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has called for human rights to [...] Full text...
Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief
MA New York, US (PANA) - Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN [...] Full text...
What time is it on the Moon? It’s all relative… (Feature by UN News)
MA New York, US (PANA) - Telling the time on the Moon is more complicated than you might think, but answering the question is becoming more [...] Full text...
World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community
AR Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a group of 100 early-stage companies [...] Full text...
From Global South to the stars: A new space race
MA New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now within the reach of emerging [...] Full text...
Tripoli University becomes first Libyan university to be listed in the QS World University rankings
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli University has been included in the QS World University Rankings, becoming the first Libyan university to achieve this level of [...] Full text...
South African drone technology helps power stations cut maintenance and repair costs
AR Johannesburg, South Africa, (PANA) - A caged inspection drone offering enhanced inspection capabilities is said to reduce costs for power stations by reducing the need [...] Full text...
How AI can help both tax collectors and taxpayers: IMF Blog By Thomas Cantens and Herve Tourpe
AR Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - New technologies have the potential to improve the relationship between governments and citizens. Tax portals, customs IT systems and [...] Full text...
Power of AI rests 'in the hands of a few': Guterres warns
MA Paris, France (PANA) - AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on [...] Full text...
Humanity’s fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), [...] Full text...
Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future
MA Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi [...] Full text...
The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to [...] Full text...
'AI must not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias'
MA New York, US (PANA) - As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure [...] Full text...
‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
MA New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN [...] Full text...
Cape Town hosts major astronomy conference
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 2,000 international astronomers are attending the 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Cape Town [...] Full text...
Pan-African Fintech Hub launched in Lagos
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation on Tuesday launched a state-of-the-art Fintech timbuktoo Hub in [...] Full text...
Mapping the world's readiness for Artificial Intelligence shows prospects diverge: IMF Blog By Giovanni Melina
AR Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Artificial intelligence can increase productivity, boost economic growth, and lift incomes. However, it could also wipe out millions of [...] Full text...
WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges
AR Dalian, China (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies with the greatest potential to [...] Full text...
World Economic Forum announces 2024 Technology Pioneers
AR Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers, with predominant focus on companies applying new [...] Full text...
U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works
VAO Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of the arts works of celebrated [...] Full text...
Free WiFi initiative launched in South Africa's Northern Cape
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele along with the Premier of Northern Cape, Dr Zamani Saul, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
Africa urged to step up data security
BBA Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar Seck, has called for data [...] Full text...
Africa can overcome challenges of technology, says ECA officiial
BBA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar Seck, has given the [...] Full text...
Sixth Science, Technology and Innovation Forum opens in Addis Ababa.
BBA Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation on Sunday, the organizers announced [...] Full text...
Libyan students participate in World Robotics Championships in United States
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, was delighted to meet a group of students from the [...] Full text...
Rwanda passes biosafety law
AR Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Government of Rwanda has published a new biosafety law providing requirements for the transit and utilisation of living modified organisms [...] Full text...
AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned of Monday that the volume [...] Full text...
World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems
MA Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical Artificial Intelligence [...] Full text...
Libya's Prime Minister reaffirms his support for scientific research in all fields
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his support for all scientific activities [...] Full text...
The AI awakening: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
AR Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Full disclosure: This issue of Finance & Development was produced entirely with human intelligence. But someday soon at least [...] Full text...
'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin
AR Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 million vacancies worldwide. The cybersecurity [...] Full text...
First pan-African forum on digital professions opens in Cotonou
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first Pan-African Forum on Digital Professions opened in Cotonou on Wednesday.
Organised by the 10,000-member coders association, a group specialising in [...] Full text...