World Bank launches digital strategy and AI initiative

The World Bank Group has launched its first digital strategy and announced the AI Infrastructure and Readiness Initiative to help developing countries expand digital access and use AI more effectively.

• The strategy focuses on four priorities: expanding connectivity; making devices and data more affordable; strengthening digital services and skills; and building the foundations to benefit from artificial intelligence.
• The new AI initiative will help governments in emerging markets access affordable compute capacity through shared, pay-as-you-go GPU infrastructure, with an initial focus on Africa and Latin America and knowledge partners Cassava Technologies and NVIDIA.