Organizations
The Funders Collaborative
IDRC and FCDO are part of the AI for Development Funders Collaborative. The Collaborative is led by development partners uniting to align resources and expertise in addressing challenges faced by AI innovators.
The current members are:
Funding Partners
Collaborating Partners
Network Organizations
Through the AI4D program, IDRC and FCDO collaborate and partner with various individuals, organizations, and consortiums to varying degrees across its 3 pillars. Below are key organizations in our network.
AKADEMIYA2063
AfriClimate AI
African Artificial Intelligence Lab (AfriAI Lab)
African Centre for Technology Studies
African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security
African Technology Policy Studies Network
African Union Development Agency - NEPAD
American University of Beirut
Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa
Climate Change AI
Data 4 Development Network
Data Science Africa
Data Science Nigeria
Data Science for Social Impact
Deep Learning Indaba
East West Management Institute
Engage Media
Feminist Data and Research
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gender@Work
Global Centre on AI Governance
HealthAI
IDinsight
IDinsight
Infectious Disease Institute at Makerere University
Initiative Prospective agricole et rurale
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
International Development Research Centre
J-PAL
Just Jobs Network
KUMASI Hive
LIRNEAsia
Lacuna Fund
Ladysmith
Local Development Research Institute
Makerere University AI lab
Nelson Mandela Institute of Technology
Nigeria AI Research Lab
Niyel
Open Burkina
Oxford University (The Global Health Network)
PHC Global
Research ICT Africa
Resonance Lab
Responsible AI Lab RAIL
RobotsMali
Sunbird AI
The Gambia Technical Training
The Institute of Clinical and Health Effectiveness
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Transformative Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Lab
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Verde
University of Toronto
Université Alioune Diop de Bambey
Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane
Université Virtuelle du Burkina Faso
Université d’Abomey Calavi
Villgro Africa
WeRobotics
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use
mDoc Healthcare