Putting AI to work for South Africans

Johan Fourie

Research Notes from Bureau for Economic Research Impumelelo Growth Lab

Abstract: The argument of this note is simple: a national AI policy will be judged by whether it equips and empowers South Africans to put the defining general-purpose technology of this era to work to build a more prosperous future, or stands between them and it.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI policy; economic growth; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05-04
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