Inurgural ITU AI for Good Impact Africa Event in Partnership with AI Expo Africa Delivers Success
AI for Good Impact Africa, our second regional event brought together innovators, policymakers, startups, and youth from across the continent for the transformative week of dialogue and discovery. Held alongside AI Expo Africa in Johannesburg, the event marked a milestone in fostering local innovation, building capacity, and strengthening partnerships to advance responsible artificial intelligence across […]
Google’s study shows how public perceptions on AI have evolved
Ipsos’ and Google’s study shows how public perceptions on AI have evolved as people have come to see AI as a practical tool for learning, work, and daily life. In 2025, the world decisively crossed the AI adoption threshold. People moved past casual experimentation – the highest use case in 2024 – and embraced AI as an […]
The African AI Ecosystem Top 20 Countries
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA – Research by the South African AI Association and the AI Media Group has shown that 94% of the African AI Ecosystem is contained in just 20 countries Back in 2020 the AI Media Group, South Africa began a fundamental analysis of the African AI Ecosystem and the companies in Africa with a declared specialism […]
Jozi Welcomes 8th Edition of Africa’s Largest AI Event
JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA 27th August (AI Media Group) Africa’s largest AI event, AI Expo Africa, will be running its highly acclaimed conference & trade show at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 29-31 October 2025. Now entering its 8th year, Africa’s Largest AI Event, AI Expo Africa, unites regional and international AI thought leaders, suppliers, […]
Cassava Technologies partners with the SAAIA to grow AI access
Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 June 2025 – Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South African AI Association (SAAIA), an industry body focused on growing responsible AI adoption, to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaas) across the […]
Dubai joins South Africa AI Association initiative to launch global AI trade & investment hub
The hub will serve as a catalyst for collaboration and platform for startups in high-potential, emerging markets. Dubai – Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), through the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI), has partnered with the South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA) to help launch a dedicated AI trade & investment hub with the aim of fast-tracking […]
Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence
The inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa summitted with the announcement of the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, a pivotal turning point for Africa AI journey. The declaration seeks: The Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence 1. PreambleWHEREAS leaders from Africa have gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, on 4th April 2025. RECOGNIZING the transformative potential of Artificial […]
Cassava to upgrade its data centres with NVIDIA supercomputers to drive Africa’s AI future
Cassava’s AI-enabled data centres will help Africa develop domestic AI technologies, increase productivity, protect data and support businesses, making the continent economically competitive and future-ready. Cassava Technologies announced today that it plans to build Africa’s first AI factory — a powerful and super-secure data centre facility powered with NVIDIA AI computing technology. This will give […]
South African AI Association Enters 3rd Year After Busy 2024
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 17th March – South African AI Association (SAAIA) SAAIA operated on a funded basis for the first time from 1st March 2024 to 28th February 2025. This was achieved via the amazing sponsorship from Google, Huawei and other vendors who contributed to the first tranche of funding we have ever had. It […]
Johannesburg to Welcome Africa’s Largest AI Event
The 8th Edition of AI Expo Africa, Africa’s largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) event will again be held in Johannesburg, South Africa 29-31 October. This year we will be joined by the UN ITU AI4Good Impact Africa Summit for a 3 day show bringing a focus to the growing use of AI for impact / SDGs […]