BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//TERMINALFOUR//SITEMANAGER V7.3//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260603T120000 LOCATION:Braamfontein Campus West DESCRIPTION:Strengthening South Africa's Future AI Policy: A Reflexive Policy Dialogue: Session 5: Education, Labour and Human-Centred DeploymentStrengthening South Africa's Future AI Policy: A Reflexive Policy Dialogue
This post-conference Policy Dialogue is convened by the African Cyber Law Conference (ACLC), in partnership with the Mandela Institute at the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ School of Law, under the ACLC 2026 theme, “Resilient and Responsible Design: Governing AI, Expression and Digital Media.” The series extends ACLC 2026 discussions into a focused dialogue on strengthening South Africa’s future AI policy.
 Session 5: Education, Labour and Human-Centred Deployment
What human-centred imperatives must South Africa’s AI policy deliver on in education, labour, and public sector deployment? This session examines what realistic, enforceable commitments look like in an economy defined by structural unemployment, uneven digital access, and significant public sector capacity constraints. 
Presenters:
Prof. Anne Verhoef, Director, NWU AI Hub
Yvonne Baldwin, Founder, ELE-VATE AI Africa
Dr Martin Bekker, MIND Fellow, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ University
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Strengthening South Africa's Future AI Policy: A Reflexive Policy Dialogue


This post-conference Policy Dialogue is convened by the African Cyber Law Conference (ACLC), in partnership with the Mandela Institute at the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ School of Law, under the ACLC 2026 theme, “Resilient and Responsible Design: Governing AI, Expression and Digital Media.” The series extends ACLC 2026 discussions into a focused dialogue on strengthening South Africa’s future AI policy.


 Session 5: Education, Labour and Human-Centred Deployment


What human-centred imperatives must South Africa’s AI policy deliver on in education, labour, and public sector deployment? This session examines what realistic, enforceable commitments look like in an economy defined by structural unemployment, uneven digital access, and significant public sector capacity constraints. 


Presenters:


Prof. Anne Verhoef, Director, NWU AI Hub


Yvonne Baldwin, Founder, ELE-VATE AI Africa


Dr Martin Bekker, MIND Fellow, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ University


 

SUMMARY:Strengthening South Africa's Future AI Policy: A Reflexive Policy Dialogue END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR