“Introducing Tech Governance Project” by Zakariyau Yusuf

This post introduces the Tech Governance Project (TGov), a new nonprofit initiative for emerging technologies risk governance in Africa. The post presents our theory of change, progress, plans, and opportunities to get involved. Background  Africa has traditionally been overlooked and underrepresented in global catastrophic risk and emerging technologies governance. African institutions can be significant actors in these fields, for example, due to their expanding development in biotechnology and biocontainment research activities, initiatives on AI governance, and their role in broader international affairs. However, due to insufficient investment and initiative, opportunities to advance global catastrophic risk reduction and emerging technologies governance in Africa have not been fully realized. The Tech Governance Project (Tgov), a new nonprofit initiative, seeks to build a risk-conscious field of emerging technologies governance across Africa. Like other countries worldwide, African states also grapple with adopting and using emerging technologies. However, a widespread governance gap and [...] ---Outline:(00:20) Background(03:04) Our Approach and Solution(04:01) Theory of Change(04:21) AI Governance(08:53) Biorisk Governance(12:08) Our Progress Since Our launch in June 2024(14:16) Our Goal for the Next Seven (7) Months(14:46) Our Structure(15:54) Opportunities to Get InvolvedThe original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: October 29th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/AiKhGtpkWsAzwuP3s/introducing-tech-governance-project --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.