{"id":52141,"date":"2026-03-09T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52141"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:52:10","slug":"algeria-touts-ai-ambitions-at-mwc-barcelona-calls-governance-the-central-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/09\/algeria-touts-ai-ambitions-at-mwc-barcelona-calls-governance-the-central-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Touts AI Ambitions at MWC Barcelona, Calls Governance the Central Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Algeria\u2019s Minister of Post and Telecommunications Sid Ali Zerrouki participated in a high-level meeting on AI governance in telecommunications on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, using the occasion to outline the country\u2019s ambitions to become a regional technology hub.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was organized by the United Nations Development Programme and the GSM Association. In his remarks, Zerrouki reviewed Algeria\u2019s efforts to strengthen its position as a link between Europe, Africa and Arab countries through investments in telecommunications infrastructure, the accelerated deployment of 5G networks, the development of a national AI ecosystem and the launch of a five-year national cybersecurity strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Zerrouki said the primary challenge facing AI is institutional rather than technical. \u201cThe real challenge in the field of artificial intelligence is primarily institutional,\u201d he said, adding that governance of the technology is \u201ca fundamental factor in ensuring it serves as an engine for economic progress and digital inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that building trust and establishing clear governance frameworks are essential conditions for enabling innovation and ensuring AI contributes meaningfully to economic and social development.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Algeria #Touts #Ambitions #MWC #Barcelona #Calls #Governance #Central #Challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria\u2019s Minister of Post and Telecommunications Sid Ali Zerrouki participated in a high-level meeting on AI governance in telecommunications on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[1896,7221,842,471,652,961,1391,9840,3067],"class_list":["post-52141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-algeria","tag-ambitions","tag-barcelona","tag-calls","tag-central","tag-challenge","tag-governance","tag-mwc","tag-touts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52143,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52141\/revisions\/52143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}