“Ethiopia will not be left behind in the artificial intelligence revolution. Today, together with the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, Addis Ababa University and UNDP through the Timbuktoo Initiative, we launched the AI UniPod—an innovation hub that marks Ethiopia’s shift from a technology consumer to a technology creator,” Temesgen said. The launch aligns with the “Digital Ethiopia 2030” strategy, which makes digital technology central to the country’s economic reform agenda and guides the implementation of its national AI policy. Artificial intelligence is increasingly viewed as a driver of growth in emerging economies. The AI UniPod is intended to serve as a national platform for technological development and to help build a regionally competitive innovation ecosystem.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2026 12:42 UTC