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   <narrative xml:lang="FR">R&#xe9;seau Afrique de croissance et d&#x2019;IA : University for Development Studies</narrative>
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   <narrative xml:lang="FR">Le R&#xe9;seau africain de croissance et d&#x2019;IA (AGAIN) cherche &#xe0; fournir des donn&#xe9;es probantes contextuelles sur l&#x2019;impact de l&#x2019;intelligence artificielle (IA) sur les march&#xe9;s du travail, la productivit&#xe9; et les in&#xe9;galit&#xe9;s en Afrique &#x2013; des enjeux cruciaux alors que l&#x2019;adoption de l&#x2019;IA s&#x2019;acc&#xe9;l&#xe8;re. Le consortium AGAIN, compos&#xe9; d&#x2019;institutions de recherche situ&#xe9;es en Afrique, coordonnera la collecte et l&#x2019;analyse des donn&#xe9;es en portant une attention particuli&#xe8;re aux groupes vuln&#xe9;rables, y compris les femmes, les jeunes et les personnes en situation de handicap, en Afrique du Sud, au Ghana, au Kenya et en Ouganda, entre autres pays. Les donn&#xe9;es probantes qui en r&#xe9;sulteront guideront des politiques d&#x2019;IA inclusives et responsables visant &#xe0; am&#xe9;liorer les opportunit&#xe9;s d&#x2019;emploi et la r&#xe9;silience &#xe9;conomique. 

Dirig&#xe9; par l&#x2019;University for Development Studies du Ghana, ce projet vise &#xe0; combler le manque de donn&#xe9;es probantes ad&#xe9;quates sur l&#x2019;impact de l&#x2019;IA sur la main-d&#x2019;&#x153;uvre informelle ainsi que sur les micro et petites entreprises. En se concentrant sur le Ghana et le Kenya, il concevra et validera des outils de mesure innovants pour &#xe9;valuer l&#x2019;exposition et l&#x2019;adoption de l&#x2019;IA chez ces groupes, adapt&#xe9;s sp&#xe9;cifiquement aux contextes de l&#x2019;&#xe9;conomie informelle. Ces outils seront utilis&#xe9;s pour suivre les changements de revenus, de productivit&#xe9; et d&#x2019;emploi, fournissant des donn&#xe9;es probantes sur l&#x2019;impact de l&#x2019;IA sur les moyens de subsistance, les in&#xe9;galit&#xe9;s et la r&#xe9;silience &#xe9;conomique au fil du temps. 

Les principaux r&#xe9;sultats incluent un ensemble de donn&#xe9;es longitudinal unique montrant comment l&#x2019;IA transforme l&#x2019;emploi informel et les entreprises au Ghana et au Kenya, y compris les impacts diff&#xe9;renci&#xe9;s sur les groupes marginalis&#xe9;s. Le projet cr&#xe9;era de nouveaux outils de mesure pour &#xe9;valuer l&#x2019;exposition &#xe0; l&#x2019;IA, le revenu, la productivit&#xe9; et les &#xe9;volutions des comp&#xe9;tences dans les contextes de l&#x2019;&#xe9;conomie informelle. Les donn&#xe9;es probantes g&#xe9;n&#xe9;r&#xe9;es se traduiront par des recommandations concr&#xe8;tes et contextuelles pour fa&#xe7;onner des politiques de travail inclusives, de d&#xe9;veloppement des comp&#xe9;tences, de protection sociale et de gouvernance de l&#x2019;IA en Afrique.

AGAIN fait partie 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. Il vise &#xe0; renforcer les politiques, l&#x2019;innovation et le leadership pour favoriser un d&#xe9;veloppement responsable et inclusif de l&#x2019;IA en Afrique. La vision d&#x2019;IAPD est de favoriser un &#xe9;cosyst&#xe8;me d&#x2019;IA inclusif et responsable qui am&#xe9;liore la qualit&#xe9; de vie de toutes et de tous partout sur le continent et au-del&#xe0;.</narrative>
   <narrative xml:lang="EN">The African Growth and AI Network (AGAIN) seeks to provide context-specific evidence on how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting labour markets, productivity and inequality in Africa &#x2014; critical issues as AI adoption accelerates. The AGAIN consortium, consisting of research institutions across Africa, will coordinate data collection and analysis with strong attention to vulnerable groups, including women, youth and people with disabilities, in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, among other countries. The resulting evidence will inform inclusive and responsible AI policies aimed at improving job opportunities and economic resilience. 

Led by Ghana&#x2019;s University for Development Studies, this project&#x2019;s goal is to address the gap in adequate evidence of AI&#x2019;s impact on informal workers and micro/small enterprises. Focusing on Ghana and Kenya, it will design and validate innovative measurement tools to assess AI exposure and adoption among these groups, tailored specifically to informal economy contexts. These tools will be used to track changes in income, productivity and employment, providing evidence on how AI is affecting livelihoods, inequality and economic resilience over time.   

Key outcomes include a unique longitudinal dataset of how AI is transforming informal employment and firms in Ghana and Kenya, including differential impacts on marginalized groups. The project will create new measurement tools to assess AI exposure, income, productivity and skills shifts in informal economy contexts. The evidence generated will translate into actionable, context-responsive recommendations to shape inclusive labour, skills development, social protection and AI governance policies across Africa.

AGAIN is part of Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D), a partnership between IDRC and the United Kingdom&#x2019;s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is aimed at strengthening policy, innovation and leadership to advance responsible and inclusive AI development in Africa. AI4D&#x2019;s vision is to foster an inclusive, responsible AI ecosystem that improves quality of life for all across the continent and beyond.</narrative>
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