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David Renke

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.

Von Leonard Schulz und David Renke

DAAD: New SDG partnerships announced

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will launch new partnerships with research institutions in the Global South in 2026. The program is designed to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through academic cooperation. In recent years, African universities in particular have been among the main beneficiaries of the initiative.

Von David Renke

DAAD: Neue SDG-Partnerschaften bekannt gegeben

Der DAAD startet auch 2026 neue Kooperationen mit Forschungseinrichtungen im Globalen Süden. Ziel ist es, die Nachhaltigkeitsziele der UN zu stärken. Vor allem afrikanische Hochschulen profitierten zuletzt von dem Programm.

Von David Renke