• Lab Engages with Western Cape Digital Transformation Plan

    The Western Cape government invited the Lab to participate in a academic consultation on their Digital Transformation Plan 2.0.

  • Update to our catalogue of AI public sector use cases

    We outline the findings of the most recent update of our database of AI tools used in the public sector. This time our update included a number of South African tools.

  • Lessons from civic tech review of citizen-generated data tool

    Lessons from a civic tech review of our citizen-generated data tool reveal the ethical, financial, and design trade-offs in deploying AI for policymaking. Our WhatsApp chatbot captures feedback to inform smarter, more responsive governance in South Africa.

  • Policy Innovation Lab beta-tests platform for LLM-based tools

    The Policy Innovation Lab recently got South Africa policymakers together to test our new platform which hosts a number of LLM-based tools for supporting policymaking.

  • Stargate, DeepSeek and the implications for South Africa

    Dr. Gray Manicom was recently interviewed on radio about the recent developments of Chinese company DeepSeek and the American Stargate Project. These companies highlight geopolitical tensions regarding the development of AI technology, which have significant implications for South Africa.

  • Catalogue update – December 2024

    At the end of 2024 we updated our catalogue of AI tools used by governments around the world. Here's what we found.

  • Policy Innovation Lab participates in the AI Opportunities Blitz

    Participants of the AI Opportunities Blitz emphasize the importance of supporting policymakers in and through digital transformation.

  • Lab participates in SDSCT’s 5th hackathon

    The Policy Innovation Lab recently participated in the School of Data Science and Computational Thinking's hackathon "Patch Perfect: Using AI to fix roads", which challenged participants to build AI models for predicting the repair needs of potholes in South Africa.

  • How AI is impacting policy processes and outcomes in Africa

    A look at some of the challenges and opportunities AI presents in the African public sector.

  • How AI might solve protest issues

    We look at recent protests in South Africa and how AI can be used to solve the protester's issues.

  • Data-fueled government

    In the face of COVID-19 many governments sought integrated data solutions. Where to now?

  • Insights from the 2024 AI index

    The seventh edition of the AI Index produced by Stanford University provides useful guideposts for understanding the impact of AI on society.