The German Development Cooperation initiative “FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All” strives for a more open, inclusive and sustainable approach to Artificial Intelligence on an international level. To achieve this, we are working together with five partner countries: Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and India.
‍
We want to remove entry barriers to AI and democratize access to AI Training Data and AI Technologies for Local Innovation. To achieve this, FAIR Forward facilitates the provision of open, non-discriminatory and inclusive local AI training data and open source AI applications.

FAIR Forward is working on AI resources from datasets and models to prototypes and AI use cases. Here you can find some of our projects and what we have learnt from them

For more information on our actions, see:
FAIR Forward Website: FAIR Forward – Open data for AI
For an overview of FAIR Forward’s African language datasets also see Lanfrica.
FAIR Forward on Twitter @fair_forward

As part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development efforts, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change. We invest in high-quality research in developing countries, share knowledge with researchers and policymakers for greater uptake and use, and mobilize our global alliances to build a more sustainable and inclusive world.

For more information on our actions, see: https:// www.idrc.ca/en

International  Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIITH) is an autonomous  university, founded as a not-for-profit public private partnership (N-PPP) in  1998, and is the first IIIT in India under this model. Over the years, the  institute has evolved strong research programmes in various areas, with an  emphasis on technology and applied research for industry and society.

The  institute facilitates interdisciplinary research and a seamless flow of  knowledge. Several world-renowned centres of excellence are part of IIITH’s  research portfolio. It has established various joint collaboration and  co-innovation models with an industry outreach spanning significant national  and multinational companies.  

For more information on our actions, see: https://www.iiit.ac.in/research/centres/

“To advance knowledge in science and technology through creating an environment for undertaking relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and community engagement to improve the quality of life”  

For more information on our actions, see: KNUST Website

To be the leading institution for academic excellence and innovations in Africa by providing innovative teaching, learning, research and services responsive to National and Global needs.
‍
For more information on our actions, see: Makarere Website

Today, the internet is everywhere. It shapes economies, influences governments, and is central to billions of lives. But whether the internet promotes democracy, open markets, and free expression or polarization, mass surveillance, and misinformation is up to us.

It is Mozilla’s duty to ensure the internet remains a force for good.

For more than two decades, Mozilla has invested in bold ideas, global leaders, and citizen-centered campaigns. We work across borders, disciplines, and technologies to uphold principles like privacy, inclusion and decentralization online. Our tactics are varied, but our vision is singular: a robust movement for internet health.

For more information on our actions, see: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/

Radiant Earth Foundation is committed to strengthening and empowering a global community that benefits from high-quality and trusted ML and EarthObservation resources. We value, contribute to and uplift a community of practice that uses and shares open AI/ML-ready data.  We encourage and facilitate training data with increased geodiversity, foster ease of access and discovery of data through standards, and advocate for open data commons, such as Radiant MLHub, to address global development challenges.
‍
Formore information on our actions, see: 
‍Radiant Earth’s website 
Radiant MLHub website

UNESCO advocates for the power of open data in promoting innovation and social good to shape an inclusive and accessible digital environment.
‍
For more information on our actions, see: Unesco Access-Information

The University of Cape Coast was established in October, 1962 as a University College and placed in a special relationship with the University of Ghana, Legon.
‍
The University was established out of a dire need for highly qualified and skilled manpower in education. Its original mandate was therefore to train graduate professional teachers for Ghana’s second cycle institutions and the Ministry of Education in order to meet the manpower needs of the country’s accelerated education programme at the time.
‍
For more information on our actions, see: https://ucc.edu.gh/

The Open Knowledge Foundation pursues the mission of an open world, where all non-personal information is open, free for everyone to use, build on and share; and creators and innovators are fairly recognised and rewarded.

We will pursue this mission in the following ways:
• People - Supporting people and organisations to create a free, fair and open future
• Places - Extend our global reach into new geographies and industries, in particular, health, education and work
• Policies - Having policies and procedures that support our vision and make us fit for purpose
• Partnerships - Working in partnership with others who can help us achieve our vision, and secure funding partnerships that enable us to be sustainable
‍
For more information on our actions, see: https://okfn.org/

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a pan-African network of Centres of Excellence for postgraduate training in mathematical sciences, research, and public engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Founded in 2003 in South Africa by acclaimed physicist Prof Neil Turok and later replicated in Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon and Rwanda, AIMS is leading Africa’s socio-economic transformation.

For more information on our actions, see: https://aims.ac.rw/

The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) is a think tank and training centre established under Strathmore University.

Our Vision is to be a leading source of Intellectual Property and Information Technology training, research, and guidance on the African continent.

For more information on our actions, see: https://cipit.strathmore.edu/

Headquartered in the United States, DevGlobal is a cutting-edge consultancy operating at the intersections of data, innovation and technology for sustainable development. Our mission is to democratize the use of Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation for global development applications, especially by in-country experts. DevGlobal built foundational the Ramp toolkit and have extensive expertise in data science, geospatial engineering, data analysis and fit-for-purpose humanitarian applications.

‍Replicable AI for Microplanning (Ramp) is an ambitious endeavor intended to create a powerful, yet easy to use machine learning model to extract buildings from satellite imagery that can be used by an organization or an individual with a moderately-powerful laptop and high-resolution satellite/drone imagery over a given area of interest. With this building extraction toolkit, Ramp empowers humanitarians with the tools needed to create their own building footprint datasets and is designed for use by experts in-country.

For more information on our actions, see:
https://rampml.global/
‍‍https://dev.global/
‍ https://devafrique.com/