Data protection gap threatens African AI adoption

Mark Govender,  manager, system engineering Africa, Veeam Software. (Image: Supplied)
Mark Govender, manager, system engineering Africa, Veeam Software. (Image: Supplied)

Organisations across Africa must strengthen data management and cyber resilience to build a secure foundation for artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, says enterprise data management firm Veeam Software.

Data protection, cyber resilience and AI governance are key focus areas for IT leaders across the continent as data volumes expand rapidly.

Data trust and governance lead for EMEA East at Veeam Tahir Latif and manager, system engineering Africa, Veeam Software Mark Govender will discuss strategies for data visibility, classification and risk reduction during an upcoming online webinar on 14 October.

The webinar, titled Data confidence & AI readiness in Africa, draws on insights from a joint research survey conducted by ITWeb, ITWeb Africa and Veeam.

The findings highlight critical gaps in how enterprise decision-makers discover, classify and protect sensitive information.

With African enterprises accelerating AI ambitions, trusted and well-managed data is a critical prerequisite for operational success, says Veeam.

The webinar aims to provide senior IT executives, including chief information officers, chief risk officers and chief data officers, with practical frameworks to maintain data resilience while meeting regulatory requirements.

Please register here to be part of the webinar.

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