Research
The Research Repository is a central archive of all our published work on responsible AI. It includes peer-reviewed papers, policy briefs, reports, and working papers produced by our team and partners, covering a wide range of topics from AI ethics and governance to digital rights, equity, and innovation in the Global Majority.
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Jan 29, 2026
Where AI Interventions Succeed or Fail
Analysis Technology
Dec 19, 2025
AI at the Frontier of the New Industrial Policy Turn: How Should African Countries Respond? PART 2
Analysis Technology
Dec 16, 2025
AI at the Frontier of the New Industrial Policy Turn: How Should Africa Respond?
Analysis Technology
Dec 9, 2025
Does it Matter Whose Values We Encode in AI?
Analysis Technology
Dec 2, 2025
Development, Knowledge Politics and Imagining the Future of AI in Africa
Analysis Technology
Nov 26, 2025
Constraint to Capability: Flipping the Narrative on AI in the Global South
Analysis Technology
Nov 24, 2025
Human Automatons, Autonomous Machines: The Last Vestiges of Cognition
Analysis Language and Heritage Preservation
Nov 19, 2025
Resilience and Preparedness in AI Governance: The African Perspective
Analysis Public Policy and Regulation
Nov 13, 2025
Almost Human? The Quiet Politics of Frontier AI
Analysis Technology
Nov 13, 2025
Africa and the Big Debates in AI
Analysis Technology
Oct 23, 2025
Reframing Digital Peacebuilding in Africa: The Role of AI and Local Agency
Policy Brief SecurityPublic Policy and Regulation
Sep 8, 2025
Beyond the Hype: South African Attitudes to AI and the Future
Analysis Public Policy and Regulation
Sep 2, 2025
Toward an African Agenda for AI Safety
Policy Brief Public Policy and Regulation
Jul 18, 2025
Training Playbook for Data Protection Authorities: A Pilot for the Information Regulator of South Africa
Toolkit Public Policy and RegulationE-Governance
Jul 14, 2025
Become a Country Researcher for the Global Index on Responsible AI
Article Public Policy and RegulationTechnology
Jun 17, 2025
Building Africa’s AI Future: What We’re Learning from Africa’s AI Landscape Study
Article Technology
Apr 14, 2025
Strengthening Africa's AI Ecosystem Through Open-Source Innovation and Policy Alignment
Policy Brief TechnologyPublic Policy and Regulation
Apr 14, 2025
Leveraging AI for Sustainable Development
Policy Brief Urban DevelopmentPublic Policy and Regulation
Apr 14, 2025
Implications of Open-Source Large Language Models for Responsible AI Development in Africa
Policy Brief Technology
Apr 3, 2025
African Countries Are Racing to Create AI Strategies - But Are They Putting the Cart Before the Horse?
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Apr 1, 2025
The State of AI in Africa: A Landscape Study
Report Technology
Apr 1, 2025
Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI for Development in LMICs
Article Technology
Mar 11, 2025
Human Rights and AI: Insights from the Global Index on Responsible AI
Report Public Policy and Regulation
Mar 3, 2025
Emerging Technology Policies and Democracy in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia in Focus
Report TechnologyPublic Policy and Regulation
Feb 21, 2025
The Global Security Risks of Open-Source AI Models
Article Technology
Feb 20, 2025
Bridging Worlds: The Role of Digital Anthropology in Shaping Fair Tech Futures
Article Social Science
Feb 18, 2025
Unscripted or the Familiar Strange: On Anthropology, Tech Failures and AI curiosities
Article TechnologySocial Science
Feb 17, 2025
Preliminary Insights: How the GIRAI Can Inform Policy and Programmatic Delivery
Policy Brief Public Policy and Regulation
Feb 11, 2025
Global Landscape: Human Rights and AI
Report Public Policy and RegulationSocial Science
Feb 11, 2025
Rule of Law: Human Rights and AI
Report Public Policy and Regulation
Feb 11, 2025
Gender Equality in AI Governance: Human Rights and AI
Report Gender Equity and Social JusticePublic Policy and Regulation
Feb 11, 2025
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in AI: Human Rights and AI
Report Language and Heritage Preservation
Feb 11, 2025
Socioeconomic Development: Human Rights and AI
Report Urban DevelopmentFinancial Inclusion
Feb 11, 2025
The AI Policy Playbook: Navigating AI Policy development through an African and Asian Lens
Toolkit Public Policy and Regulation
Feb 11, 2025
Lessons in Measuring Responsible AI
Report Public Policy and Regulation
Feb 11, 2025
Overview and Introduction: Human Rights and AI
Report Technology
Jan 31, 2025
Fostering Responsible AI in Security and Defence Domain
Article TechnologySecurity
Jan 17, 2025
Data Privacy and Responsible AI Adoption in Cameroon
Article TechnologyPublic Policy and Regulation
Jan 13, 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Religion: Investigating Perceptions: Ethics, Practices and the Role of Religious Actors in Senegal
Report Religion
Dec 5, 2024
Navigating Labor Protections in the Era of AI: Insights from the Global South
Report Urban DevelopmentPublic Policy and Regulation
Nov 28, 2024
How Do We Foster Inclusive and Collaborative AI Policy Research?
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Nov 28, 2024
Geopolitics of AI: Africa's Role in a Shifting Global Landscape
Article TechnologyPublic Policy and Regulation
Oct 28, 2024
The Outsized Role of African Civil Society and Universities in Advancing Responsible AI
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Oct 10, 2024
The African Union Startup Model Law Framework at a Glance
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Sep 25, 2024
AI and International Trade: Unlocking the Potential of Africa's AI Economy
Article Urban Development
Sep 16, 2024
AI and International Trade: Optimizing the Potential for Africa's AI Economy
Policy Brief Urban Development
Sep 10, 2024
Bridging the AI Divide: Governance and Collaboration in Responsible AI in the Military Domain
Article SecurityTechnology
Sep 9, 2024
Africa Now Has a Continental AI Strategy: What Next?
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Aug 22, 2024
Emerging African Dialogues on AI and Development
Article Urban Development
Jun 13, 2024
2024 Global Index on Responsible AI
Report Gender Equity and Social JusticeEducation and Capacity Development
Jun 4, 2024
Africa's AI Future in the Context of the US-China AI Race
Analysis E-Governance
Jun 3, 2024
African Observatory on Responsible AI Project Report 2021-2023
Report Public Policy and Regulation
May 28, 2024
Submission to the UN on the UN Interim Report on Governing AI for Humanity
Article Public Policy and Regulation
May 15, 2024
What Does it Look Like to Develop AI Policies in Africa?
Article Public Policy and Regulation
May 13, 2024
Unlocking Human Centered AI: Building Inclusive Futures Through Community Engagement
Article Public Policy and Regulation
May 13, 2024
Why is Global Measurement Important?
Analysis Public Policy and Regulation
May 13, 2024
What is AI Governance? An African Response
Article Public Policy and Regulation
May 13, 2024
Introducing the Global Center on AI Governance (GCG)
Article Public Policy and Regulation
Mar 18, 2024
AI for Women’s Financial Inclusion: Analysis of Product Design and Policy Approaches in Nigeria
Report Financial Inclusion
Mar 11, 2024
Responsible AI Governance in Africa: Prospects for Outcomes Based Regulation
Report Public Policy and Regulation
Mar 8, 2024
Taking AI Ethics From Principles to Practice: A Guide to Implementing Responsible AI
Report Public Policy and Regulation
Mar 4, 2024
AI and Exclusion in Public Digital Systems
Report E-GovernanceTechnology
May 9, 2022
Handbook for Implementing a Capacity Building Programme for Policy Makers on AI
Toolkit Public Policy and Regulation