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South Africa Urged to Act on AI as Market Set to Triple

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South Africa's government and Huawei have jointly flagged that the country's AI market is projected to triple, urging faster action to capture the opportunity. The call signals building policy momentum around AI in South Africa but stops short of announcing concrete programmes.

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SA urged to act on AI opportunities as market set to triple · itweb.co.za · T2

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SA AI Market Tripling, Huawei Warns
South Africa's government and Huawei have jointly flagged that the country's AI market is projected to triple, urging faster action to capture the opportunity. The call signals building policy momentum around AI in South Africa but stops short of announcing concrete programmes.