Artificial Intelligence, Standards, the EU, India, and Africa — Insights from Jean-Louis ROY
YULCOM Technologies x FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute – AI & International Development — Episode 6/6
“Data is the soil: it determines whether things grow… or not.”
With this striking metaphor, Jean-Louis Roy — former Secretary General of La Francophonie and moderator of our roundtable — set the stage for our reflections on the future of AI.
Throughout the discussion, he returned to the essential questions: how to reduce risks, ensure inclusive datasets, respect local realities, and imagine pathways toward global governance.
But it was his conclusion that opened a forward-looking perspective. Roy pointed to India as a pioneer of digital multilingualism and mass education, whose practices could inspire Africa as it faces an unprecedented demographic challenge: more than 1.2 billion births over the next 25 years.
💡 A vision that resonates with the call of Youmani Jérôme LANKOANDÉ, CEO of YULCOM Technologies:
“Very soon, AI will no longer be a luxury, but a necessity to ensure that everyone has fair access to the knowledge society.”
📌 This sixth and final episode concludes the series “AI and International Development – Belgium–Quebec Perspectives,” organized by YULCOM Technologies in Brussels, in partnership with FARI.
🎥 Watch Jean-Louis Roy’s reflections on India and the future of AI in this closing episode:
