AI Adoption and Governance Initiatives Expand Across Africa and Asia

A feasibility study by Avia is evaluating the commercial potential of a virtual cultural‑experience app that would let users explore museums, heritage sites and festivals across a dozen African nations, including South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire and Botswana.

In South Africa, experts are urging organisations to implement an "evidence trace" for AI‑assisted work, a record of data sources, assumptions and review steps, after a draft AI policy was withdrawn over credibility concerns.

The Indian School of Business has upgraded its professional certificate in digital marketing to embed generative and agentic AI throughout the curriculum, reflecting the shift to AI‑first marketing. Separately, international AI trainer Chris Cheetham‑West is partnering with The Economic Times to deliver practical AI education to Indian businesses.

Kaspersky’s Asia‑Pacific managing director, Andrian Hia, warned that unauthorised use of generative AI tools – termed "shadow AI" – is expanding the attack surface for cyber‑criminals, and announced the AI Protect platform to help firms govern AI use.

A guide on AI marketing strategies outlines how businesses can use AI for data‑driven decision‑making, personalization and automation, while an ALX Enterprise workshop in Accra trained over 30 Ghanaian organisations on building AI‑ready teams and leadership.

Together, these initiatives illustrate a rapid spread of AI technologies across Africa and Asia, accompanied by calls for better governance, education and security measures.