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Dr Kevin Brown, president and principal of the University of Technology (Jamaica) addressing the Pan-African/Caribbean Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems Conference (PAAISS 2026) on Tuesday.
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Africa, C’bean can become AI contributors - UTech president

Africa and the Caribbean can move beyond being consumers of technology and become contributors to the innovations shaping the future, according to Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech). Addressing delegates at the Pan-African/Caribbean Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems Conference (PAAISS 2026) on Tuesday, Brown argued that stronger research capacity and collaboration would be key to achieving that goal.

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