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   <narrative xml:lang="FR">Ce projet s&apos;inscrit dans le cadre du programme Intelligence artificielle pour le d&#xe9;veloppement (IAPD), un partenariat de cinq ans entre le CRDI et le Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office du Royaume-Uni visant &#xe0; soutenir les politiques, les innovations et un leadership &#xe9;largi afin de stimuler l&apos;utilisation et le d&#xe9;veloppement s&#xfb;rs et responsables de l&apos;intelligence artificielle (IA) en Afrique. La vision de ce nouveau partenariat est de soutenir un &#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me d&apos;IA inclusif et responsable qui am&#xe9;liore la qualit&#xe9; de vie de toutes et de tous en Afrique et au-del&#xe0;.

La premi&#xe8;re phase du programme IAPD a mis en lumi&#xe8;re les possibilit&#xe9;s d&apos;un avenir o&#xf9; l&apos;IA transforme radicalement notre fa&#xe7;on de vivre, de travailler et d&apos;interagir. Les le&#xe7;ons apprises vont de la n&#xe9;cessit&#xe9; d&apos;une collaboration interdisciplinaire &#xe0; l&apos;importance de l&apos;&#xe9;thique et de la transparence dans le d&#xe9;veloppement des syst&#xe8;mes d&apos;IA. Par ailleurs, ces travaux ont mis en &#xe9;vidence l&apos;importance de la fiabilit&#xe9; et de l&apos;intelligibilit&#xe9; des mod&#xe8;les d&apos;IA pour garantir leur s&#xe9;curit&#xe9; et leur efficacit&#xe9; dans divers domaines d&apos;application.

Ce projet s&apos;appuie sur la premi&#xe8;re phase pour renforcer l&apos;IA responsable, &#xe9;thique et inclusive dans les pays francophones d&apos;Afrique de l&apos;Ouest. Pour ce faire, il collabore avec les d&#xe9;cideurs politiques, cr&#xe9;e des occasions de cocr&#xe9;ation de politiques entre les d&#xe9;cideurs, les chercheurs, les innovateurs et la soci&#xe9;t&#xe9; civile, et d&#xe9;mystifie la notion d&apos;IA aupr&#xe8;s de la population. Cette phase soulignera l&apos;importance d&apos;une synergie d&apos;action aux niveaux r&#xe9;gional et national, en mettant l&apos;accent sur le renforcement des capacit&#xe9;s, en saisissant les occasions et en relevant les d&#xe9;fis de l&apos;IA tout en respectant les principes des droits de la personne et de l&apos;&#xe9;galit&#xe9;.</narrative>
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The first phase of the AI4D program highlighted the possibilities of a future where AI radically transforms the way we live, work and interact. Lessons learned range from the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to the importance of ethics and transparency in the development of AI systems. In addition, this work has highlighted the importance of reliability and interpretability of AI models to ensure that they are safe and effective in diverse application domains.

This project builds on the first phase to strengthen responsible, ethical and inclusive AI in Francophone countries in West Africa. It does so by working with policymakers, creating opportunities for policy co-creation between policymakers, researchers, innovators and civil society, and demystifying the notion of AI to the population. This phase will emphasize the importance of synergy of action at regional and national levels, with a focus on capacity building, seizing the opportunities and meeting the challenges of AI while respecting the principles of human rights and equality.</narrative>
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