The AI-driven 4IR presents an unprecedented and unique opportunity for the Global South to exert its influence, assume agency, actively participate, and leverage technology to achieve inclusive development and shared prosperity.
The Global South refers to a socio-economic and geopolitical concept rather than a precise geographical location. It describes emerging economies and countries that are least industrialised.
Consequently, the Global South is also known as the developing world or as a grouping of developing economies. The Global South broadly comprises Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia (excluding Israel, Japan, and South Korea), and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand).
The Global North includes North America, Europe, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. The world’s highly industrialised countries constitute the Global North, whereas the Global South comprises emerging and…
