The DSR Network Siliconsciousness: AI and Government: The Success Stories You Need to Hear About
Nov 24, 2025
Robyn Scott, co-founder of Apolitical and entrepreneur focused on governance, shares insights on AI's transformative potential in the Global South. She highlights how countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia are using local AI solutions to enhance healthcare and streamline government processes. The discussion includes the trust gap in AI across cultures, local success stories from Ukraine and the UAE, and the importance of data sovereignty. Robyn emphasizes the need for public servants to gain confidence in AI leadership to harness its full potential.
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Scale Through Training And Integration
- Apolitical focuses on making government smarter by training and connecting public servants worldwide.
- Robyn Scott says their platform reaches users in 160 countries and integrates with systems serving up to 40 million public servants.
Global South Embraces AI Faster
- Public servants in younger countries adopt AI faster and with more energy than in wealthier nations.
- Scott compares AI adoption to mobile leapfrogging and spots big opportunity in the global South.
Local Model Solved Breast Cancer Screening
- Addis Ababa's AI lab built a lightweight breast-cancer screening app after models failed on African populations.
- They trained it to screen roughly 5 million women in six months, demonstrating local solutions' power.
