South African boards are sleepwalking into AI lock-in

South African boards are sleepwalking into AI lock-in

The author, Global Kinetic CEO Martin Dippenaar Many South African companies are walking blindly into an unhealthy and unsustainable dependence on public large language models without understanding the commercial and governance risks. Financial institutions and other large enterprises are right to be anxious about privacy, but many still underestimate how quickly a public AI service…

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Africa: Should Private Sector Executives Sit On the Boards of Non-Profits? There Are Risks and Benefits

Africa: Gavi and Global Polio Eradication Initiative Boards Convene for Second Joint Session

Geneva, Switzerland — The Boards of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) convened to further strengthen collaboration and accelerate progress toward shared goals: reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children with critical vaccines and achieving polio eradication.Dr. Omar Abdi (Vice Chair, Gavi Board) and Dr. Chris Elias (Chair, Polio Oversight Board…

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