Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) invite expressions of interest from organizations to design and implement an innovation research network on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action. The call is open to individual organizations based in lower and lower-middle income countries (LLMIC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), or consortia of up to three organizations with the lead organization based in an LLMIC in SSA. This call for expressions of interest is not open to individuals or government ministries and agencies.
The goal of this initiative is to advance the responsible development and deployment of home-grown AI innovations to tackle pressing challenges emerging from climate change in Africa.
This call is part of the four-year Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program and is being developed in collaboration with Climate Change AI.
Topic(s): Climate change, Climate Change AI, management, research, technical support and guidance
Duration: Up to 32 months
Region(s): Africa
Contact: AI4DAfrica[at]idrc.ca
Budget: CAD $1.2 million
The expression of interest and all requested supporting materials must be sent by email to AI4DAfrica@idrc.ca with a timestamp no later than 23:59 EDT on April 05, 2021.
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) invite expressions of interest from organizations to design and implement an innovation research network on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action. The call is open to individual organizations based in lower and lower-middle income countries (LLMIC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), or consortia of up to three organizations with the lead organization based in an LLMIC in SSA. This call for expressions of interest is not open to individuals or government ministries and agencies.
The goal of this initiative is to advance the responsible development and deployment of home-grown AI innovations to tackle pressing challenges emerging from climate change in Africa.
This call is part of the four-year Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program and is being developed in collaboration with Climate Change AI.