The Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, Mr. George Agu, has called on the African continent to seize control of its technological future by owning its data, algorithms, and digital infrastructure, and highlighted the urgent need for African nations to shift from being consumers of imported technology to creators of context-relevant solutions powered by local data and infrastructure.
Presenting a keynote address titled “Building Africa’s Digital Independence: AI & Sovereign Technology, ”at the 5th African Tech Alliance (AfriTECH) Forum held in Lagos on Thursday, Agu said sovereignty in the 21st century is no longer determined by political borders but by “servers owned, data governed, and algorithms controlled.”
