AI Literacy for Public Servants
A comprehensive training programme based on UNESCO's AI Literacy curriculum — equipping Ghana's civil servants to design, procure, oversee, and govern AI responsibly.
Foundations of AI
Types of AI, machine learning techniques, lifecycle, and the difference between predictive and generative AI.
UNESCO Ethics of AI
The UNESCO Recommendation — its 10 principles, 4 core values, policy areas, and ethical challenges including bias, privacy, and accountability.
UNESCO AI Assessment Tools
The AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) and the Ethical Impact Assessment (EIA) tool — practical frameworks for evaluating AI systems before and after deployment.
AI Opportunities in Government
How AI can improve public services — citizen engagement, operational efficiency, forecasting, and the careful handling of human rights-sensitive applications.
Implementing AI Responsibly
Red lines, governance structures, AI inventories, ethical review boards, public literacy, and meaningful citizen participation in government AI deployment.
AI Frameworks & Regulations
EU AI Act, emerging regulations (Brazil, South Korea, China, US, Chile), Hiroshima AI Process, Council of Europe AI Treaty, and how these apply to Ghana.
GenAI Risks & Considerations
Safety risks (hallucination, manipulation, election interference), cybersecurity threats, reputational liability, social/cultural harms, and the digital divide.
AI Procurement & Due Diligence
Public procurement of AI: risk and impact assessments, vendor dependencies, data quality, performance monitoring, transparency documentation, and lifecycle costs.
Future Trends & Course Wrap-up
Agentic AI, edge computing, humanoid robots, interconnected systems, the UNESCO Model Framework, and strategies for staying informed as AI evolves.