{"id":4173,"date":"2026-10-02T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:18:32","slug":"rwanda-calls-for-greater-global-south-role-in-shaping-ai-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/rwanda-calls-for-greater-global-south-role-in-shaping-ai-rules\/politics\/international\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda calls for greater Global South role in shaping AI rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38-1024x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda has called for developing countries to have a greater role in shaping the rules and standards governing artificial intelligence, warning against a future in which poorer nations remain mainly consumers of technology developed elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Justice Minister and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja said many countries in the Global South view the AI debate as extending beyond the technology&#8217;s capabilities, speed of development and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For them, the discussion also involves access to AI, participation in its development and having a voice in setting the rules that govern it, Ugirashebuja said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_3_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_3_.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_3_-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_3_-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made the remarks on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, while addressing the first Harvard High-Level Forum on AI &amp; the Future of Development, which brought together ministers, ambassadors, policymakers, researchers and representatives of international organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ugirashebuja said countries do not necessarily approach AI from the same perspective, as their priorities are shaped by their different development challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He warned against a model in which innovation takes place in other countries, standards are set elsewhere and intellectual property remains concentrated among a small group of technology developers, leaving developing countries primarily as technology users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister also called for a balanced approach to the adoption and regulation of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said moving too quickly to deploy AI without adequately understanding its risks could create problems, while overly restrictive regulations could prevent developing countries from benefiting from the technology&#8217;s potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_1_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_1_.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_1_-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/whatsapp_image_2026-10-01_at_23.40_38_1_-767x659.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda&#8217;s position, he said, is that AI should be developed and adopted while ensuring that its governance is clear, enforceable and accountable to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Geneva forum focused on AI&#8217;s role in development and how governments, researchers, policymakers and international organisations can contribute to decisions on the use and governance of the technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda has called for developing countries to have a greater role in shaping the rules and standards governing artificial intelligence, warning against a future in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,43,53,51,36,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news","category-current_affairs","category-featured-stories","category-health","category-international","category-top_stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4177,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4173\/revisions\/4177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}