Program to create digital opportunities in Haiti through AI (ProAI)

The objective of this technical cooperation is to accelerate the adoption of AI technology in Haiti by training digital professionals, private sector companies and government agent to create new opportunities to stimulate economic growth and innovation. This TC aims to support and fund the efforts of digitization and the digital economy in Haiti by developing an AI ecosystem that will enable businesses to understand the scale of the technological challenges, train qualified digital professionals and enable private companies to leverage AI to improve their operational efficiency, competitiveness, empower government to initiate brainstorm around policies and legal framework to regulate these initiatives. It will serve as a pilot to foster conversations about Haiti's potential and needs to integrate the digital economy as well as access and awareness to/about technology in the AI era.
Specifically, this TC will fund the following: i) Democratize knowledge, access and use of Artificial Intelligence technologies in Haiti by training digital professionals particularly developers, private sector companies and government agent; ii) encourage the creation of prototypes likely to improve efficiency in the operation of private sector institutions and create new replicable opportunities in the digital sector in Haiti; iii) Strengthening the growing Haitian technological and innovation ecosystem through exposure, trainings in AI related technology, awareness campaign and education.

Project Detail

Country

Haiti

Project Number

HA-T1339

Approval Date

Project Status

Preparation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subsector

TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION

Lending Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Total Cost

USD 600,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 300,000.00