According to National Speaker Jacob Mdenda, Zimbabwe is working to establish a legislative framework to support artificial intelligence development in line with global trends.
At a meeting of national and regional parliamentary speakers hosted by the Pan-Africa Parliament, Mudenda said the digital transformation driven by AI is in line with Zimbabwe’s development goals.
“We have established several collaborations with various universities in Zimbabwe, particularly Zimbabwe University, which is trying to come up with the right laws to be used to regulate the use of AI, and the university is ready to support that direction,” he said. “In the technical aspect of AI application, we have signed the Bindura University of Science and Education and MOU.”
Mudenda also highlighted the importance of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), noting that progress is slow.
“There’s a problem discussing the issue. There’s a lack of implementation aspects,” he said. “I’m talking about the ecosystems of free trade areas between African countries, but very little has been done to change immigration and customs, for example, to have free movement of goods and services between African countries.”
The two-day meeting concluded in South Africa’s Midlands on Tuesday, held under the themes of citizen-led continental integration, sustainable development, prosperity, peace and parliamentary transformation for Africa’s role on the global stage.
