Logged on, switched on: Day 1 of DEC 2026 and Zimbabwe’s AI moment
· Source: heraldonline.co.zw
In short
Zimbabwe's Digital Economy Conference (DEC) 2026 opened virtually on April 21, bringing together 167 participants across seven economic sectors to assess the country's digital transformation readiness. The conference formally declared that artificial intelligence is no longer a future priority but a present deployment imperative, driven by proposals including a national AI ethics framework, curriculum digital skills mandates, and expansion of the 1.5 Million Coders Programme to include machine learning. Key pain points identified include a severe AI literacy gap among SMEs and public sector institutions, persistent last-mile connectivity deficits, and cybersecurity frameworks lagging behind rapid digitalisation.
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Tags: AI literacy, digital economy, Zimbabwe, policy, digital transformation, skills development