Wef 2025: Davos, Africa And The Intelligent Age

From new administrations in Ghana and Senegal to South Africas first coalitio government, 2024 has been a year of important political changes across the continent. In this period of political renewal there is a fresh sense of optimism, and Africa is bursting with possibilities for international businesses willing to innovate and to deal with new governments that are keen to kickstart business growth.

While Africas challenges are obvious Nigeria and Ethiopia are examples of major nations whose economies have misfired this year the opportunities for engaged businesses remain compelling.

This years World Economic Forum in Davos provides an opportunity for leaders from diverse sectors, including government, academia, business and civil society, to think about how best to cultivate these enormous opportunities. And no area is more crucial than technology.

It is thus appropriate that this years Forum will focus on how the world can integrate AI to foster economic growth and innovation a theme which WEF founder Klaus Schwab has dubbed the Intelligent Age.

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain have propelled us into the Intelligent Agean era far beyond technology alone, Schwab writes.