AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBotswana–Zimbabwe Digital Connectivity: Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe have switched on the first phase of a high-capacity fibre corridor linking Zimbabwe with Botswana (and onward to Southern Africa), with the Plumtree–Bulawayo section now carrying traffic under a public-private partnership. AI & Copyright in Botswana: Botswana’s creatives are pushing back as AI training datasets reportedly include millions of songs, raising questions about whether current copyright protections cover machine learning and data scraping. AI Without Screens for Kids: Alliance Française de Gaborone launched COLORI, a France-developed programme teaching coding logic, AI basics, online safety and digital citizenship to ages 5–11 without tablets or screens. Artemis Accords: Botswana signed the US-led Artemis Accords, joining 68 nations in the push for peaceful lunar exploration as space becomes a bigger rules-and-influence contest. Exploration Tech in Botswana: One Bullion started a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey over its Vumba project, with results meant to refine drill targets ahead of a maiden drilling campaign. Regional Trade Policy Watch: Commentary on SACU’s import-duty model asks whether Botswana can build export competitiveness while taxing the imports that enable production.
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