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Short analysis pieces on what international decisions mean for developing economies.
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No. 018
Experts Split on Impact of Frontier AI Slowdown for Developing World
Event report · 19 Sep 2026
Specialists debating at an event hosted by AIFOD, which publishes this site, questioned whether decelerating frontier AI would aid or harm the Global South.
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No. 016
UNCTAD Urges AI Investment Beyond Data Centres as Developing Economies Lag
UN Trade and Development urged investment in skills and wider infrastructure at the World Investment Forum, where the ITU noted Africa and Latin America hold only 3.3% of global data centre capacity.