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   <narrative xml:lang="FR">Les innovations responsables en mati&#xe8;re d&apos;intelligence artificielle (IA) ont le potentiel de relever des d&#xe9;fis critiques en mati&#xe8;re de d&#xe9;veloppement en Afrique et d&apos;aider les pays et les collectivit&#xe9;s &#xe0; progresser vers la r&#xe9;alisation des Objectifs de d&#xe9;veloppement durable. Toutefois, l&apos;&#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me de l&apos;IA a mis en &#xe9;vidence la n&#xe9;cessit&#xe9; de d&#xe9;passer les id&#xe9;es et les prototypes pour passer &#xe0; des innovations mises &#xe0; l&apos;&#xe9;chelle qui r&#xe9;solvent des probl&#xe8;mes concrets. Cet impact transformateur, cependant, n&apos;est possible que si les outils d&apos;IA sont con&#xe7;us et d&#xe9;ploy&#xe9;s de mani&#xe8;re &#xe0; pr&#xe9;venir la perp&#xe9;tuation des pr&#xe9;jug&#xe9;s et &#xe0; promouvoir les avantages inclusifs de l&apos;IA pour les femmes et d&apos;autres groupes exclus et sous-repr&#xe9;sent&#xe9;s. 

Ce projet &#xe9;laborera des lignes directrices et des outils pour aider les acteurs de l&apos;&#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me de l&apos;IA &#xe0; surmonter les obstacles structurels et &#xe0; conceptualiser, concevoir et utiliser des outils d&apos;IA qui favorisent l&apos;inclusion et r&#xe9;pondent aux d&#xe9;fis sociaux et &#xe9;conomiques urgents. L&apos;&#xe9;quipe de recherche soutiendra les innovations prometteuses qui sont &#xe9;labor&#xe9;es dans le but de soutenir les r&#xe9;sultats de d&#xe9;veloppement inclusifs et &#xe9;valuera ces outils pour comprendre clairement ce qu&apos;il faut pour mettre &#xe0; l&apos;&#xe9;chelle des solutions d&apos;IA inclusives. Elle mobilisera &#xe9;galement les acteurs de l&apos;&#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me de l&apos;IA du continent africain afin qu&apos;ils s&apos;assurent que l&apos;IA responsable int&#xe8;gre des consid&#xe9;rations de genre, de diversit&#xe9; et d&apos;inclusion en partageant les connaissances, en construisant un r&#xe9;seau et une communaut&#xe9; de pratique, et en aidant &#xe0; obtenir des solutions &#xe9;volutives &#xe0; l&apos;&#xe9;preuve de l&apos;utilisation dans le monde r&#xe9;el.&#x202f;&#x202f;

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;IA en Afrique. Le nouveau partenariat vise &#xe0; soutenir un &#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me d&apos;IA inclusif et responsable qui am&#xe9;liore la qualit&#xe9; de vie pour tout le monde en Afrique et ailleurs.</narrative>
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This project will develop guidelines and tools to help AI ecosystem actors address structural barriers and conceptualize, develop and use AI tools that promote inclusion and address pressing social and economic challenges. The research team will support promising innovations that are developed with the intention of supporting inclusive development outcomes and will evaluate those tools to understand clearly what it takes to scale inclusive AI solutions. It will also engage AI ecosystem actors across the African continent in ensuring that responsible AI is built with gender, diversity and inclusion considerations at the centre by sharing knowledge, building a network and community of practice and helping to get scalable solutions into real-world use.&#x202f;&#x202f;

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