A DELEGATION FROM THE AFRICAN UNION OF BROADCASTING UNION (AUB) MEETS WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

A delegation of journalists from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) was received in audience by the Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, as a prelude to the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence.

The Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, received a delegation from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in audience on Monday 22 January 2024 at 11:30 am.  The delegation of 3 journalists was led by AUB’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. NDJAKA Grégoire. Discussions focused on the importance of scientific information and the need to train journalists specializing in science.  The delegation informed the Minister of the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence, to be held in Yaounde from 4 to 6 March 2024.  AUB’s initiative was welcomed by the Minister, who places great importance on the dissemination of research results.  MINRESI is fully committed to the development of Artificial Intelligence in Cameroon. It is with this in mind that, under its supervision, five (5) start-ups have been selected to receive funding from the French Embassy as part of the Startup237 project.

It was in light of these that the Minister instructed the Permanent Secretary of the National Committee for Technology Development (CNDT) to support AUB with expertise from his institute.  Following the audience, CNDT and AUB officials held a restricted working session.

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