MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita has been named as a commissioner on the AI for Good Global Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commission is an initiative of the United Nations\u2019 International Telecommunication Union that looks to expand digital access and accelerate the economic impact of responsible AI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MTN CEO Ralph Mupita has been named, alongside several leaders from government and business, as a commissioner of the AI for Good Global Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be one of the founding commissioners of the AI for Good Global Commission,\u201d\u00a0said Mupita.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt MTN Group, we believe that the developments in AI have the potential to advance health, education, food security and industrial productivity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that AI must be safe, ethical and globally inclusive, and that these perspectives align fully with the work of this Global Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commission is made up of over 40 founding members, which includes leaders from government, business and international organisations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other commissioners include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commission builds on the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, which helped shape global priorities for extending digital inclusion and economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first meeting of the commission, which is co-chaired by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MTN said that strategic priorities are to \u2018leverage AI for growth\u2019, targeting R30 billion in value-creation opportunities in the next three to five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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