Africa Tech · Season 1 · No. 16
AI and digital transformation: Algeria's sovereignty bet
Algeria aims to become a key artificial intelligence player on the continent. Between stated strategy, committed resources and available skills, the gap is worth measuring.
- Length 31:40
- Ifrikya FM
Guests
Roles and organisations at the time of the interview
Alamine Mahamat
Columnist — Ifrikya FM panels
CM
Djallal Bouabdallah
Digital transformation expert
Aryade / Digital Bridges · DZ
Gaoua Abdelouahab
President of GAAN
DZ
J'aime Dangui
DevOps engineer
CG
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