Zambia plans to integrate AI into tertiary curriculum

The move came after the US, a key donor of Zambia's health system, raised concerns over the theft of medicines.

The project intends to replace ageing equipment from 2012, increasing the efficiency and reliability of voter registration nationally ahead of the 2025 election.

The organisation says it is using AI to boost the continent's integrated disease surveillance and response abilities.

Oracle Academy and Oracle University will provide the State with expertise and learning services as part of its digital transformation efforts.

Camtel will provide the health ministry with secure internet connectivity, interconnection of health sites, mobile and landline telephony services.

The use of smart office is expected to lower government's operational costs by $15 million in stationery costs.

A recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding will be key in helping to train 250 000 data protection officers per year.

Companies must offload their backup to the specialists to cope with their security and backup management challenges, says Veeam.

Zambia intends to follow Ethiopia's lead and build its own national digital identity system.

While still functioning, the legacy system has limits, and as a result, the ministry will decommission the current legacy system and transition to the newly designed Trust System.

The government must implement AI-focused legislative frameworks and financial incentives to encourage large-scale skills development.