AI in development cooperation: Kofler warns of widening digital divide

At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Bärbel Kofler, state secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, called for stronger support for AI models based on languages from the Global South. In her view, this is essential in preventing AI from further widening the digital divide between the Global South and the Global North. At the same time, she emphasized the wide range of potential applications of AI in countries of the Global South.

Leonard Schulz, David Renke

20. February 2026

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Leonard Schulz, David Renke

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Last updated: 20. February 2026