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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Scoping study, stakeholder mapping and regional consultation on the intersection of artificial intelligence and disability innovation in Africa</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="FR">&#xc9;tude exploratoire, cartographie des parties prenantes et consultation r&#xe9;gionale sur l&apos;innovation de l&apos;IA en mati&#xe8;re de handicap en Afrique</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="EN">Despite the potential and promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities (PWDs), its adoption in sub-Saharan Africa is hindered by systemic challenges such as lack of diverse datasets, inadequate policy frameworks, and limited research on the potential and risks of AI for persons with disabilities. This has led to underinvestment in AI for accessibility, perpetuating the exclusion of persons with disabilities from technology innovations and, subsequently, any social and economic benefits. With a young population and a growing digital economy, sub-Saharan Africa presents a significant opportunity for AI-driven solutions. Investing in the assistive-technology ecosystem can unlock economic growth, improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities and position the region as a leader in transformative technology. 

This study will assess trends, barriers and opportunities in AI and disability, engaging stakeholders to develop actionable and scalable recommendations. Through stakeholder mapping and regional consultations, it will identify research gaps and intervention priorities to create a roadmap for scaling AI solutions that enhance accessibility and inclusion. The findings will inform the design of a Disability AI Innovation Research Network, driving ethical and impactful AI ecosystems tailored to Africa&apos;s unique context.  

This project is part of the Artificial Intelligence for Development program, a five-year partnership between IDRC and the United Kingdom&#x2019;s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support policy, innovations and expanded leadership to spur safe and responsible AI development and use in Africa.</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="FR">Malgr&#xe9; le potentiel et la promesse de l&apos;intelligence artificielle (IA) pour am&#xe9;liorer la vie des personnes en situation de handicap, son adoption en Afrique subsaharienne est entrav&#xe9;e par des d&#xe9;fis syst&#xe9;miques comme le manque d&apos;ensembles de donn&#xe9;es diversifi&#xe9;s, des cadres politiques inad&#xe9;quats et des recherches limit&#xe9;es sur le potentiel et les risques de l&apos;IA pour les personnes en situation de handicap. Cela a entra&#xee;n&#xe9; un sous-investissement dans l&apos;IA au service de l&apos;accessibilit&#xe9;, perp&#xe9;tuant ainsi l&apos;exclusion des personnes en situation de handicap des innovations technologiques et, par cons&#xe9;quent, de tout avantage social et &#xe9;conomique. Avec une population jeune et une &#xe9;conomie num&#xe9;rique en pleine croissance, l&apos;Afrique subsaharienne pr&#xe9;sente une occasion importante pour les solutions ax&#xe9;es sur l&apos;IA. Investir dans l&apos;&#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me des technologies d&apos;assistance peut stimuler la croissance &#xe9;conomique, am&#xe9;liorer la qualit&#xe9; de vie des personnes en situation de handicap et positionner la r&#xe9;gion comme un chef de file en mati&#xe8;re de technologies transformatrices. 

Cette &#xe9;tude permettra d&apos;&#xe9;valuer les tendances, les obstacles et les possibilit&#xe9;s en mati&#xe8;re d&apos;IA et de handicap, en mobilisant les parties prenantes en vue d&apos;&#xe9;laborer des recommandations exploitables et qu&apos;il est possible de mettre &#xe0; l&apos;&#xe9;chelle. Gr&#xe2;ce &#xe0; la cartographie des parties prenantes et aux consultations r&#xe9;gionales, cette &#xe9;tude permettra de d&#xe9;terminer les lacunes en mati&#xe8;re de recherche et les priorit&#xe9;s d&apos;intervention afin de cr&#xe9;er une feuille de route pour mettre &#xe0; l&apos;&#xe9;chelle les solutions qui font appel &#xe0; l&apos;IA et qui am&#xe9;liorent l&apos;accessibilit&#xe9; et l&apos;inclusion. Les r&#xe9;sultats &#xe9;claireront la conception d&apos;un r&#xe9;seau de recherche portant sur l&apos;innovation en IA pour les personnes en situation de handicap, favorisant des &#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;mes qui font appel &#xe0; l&apos;IA et qui sont &#xe9;thiques, porteurs d&apos;impact et adapt&#xe9;s au contexte unique de l&apos;Afrique. 

Ce projet s&apos;inscrit dans le cadre du programme Intelligence artificielle pour le d&#xe9;veloppement, un partenariat quinquennal 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.</narrative>
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