Squirrelpr Decries Disinformation Menace At Us-West Africa Tech Challenge
Posted on Oct. 12, 2023
Squirrelpr
James Ezechukwu
Disinformation
Us-West Africa Tech Challenge
According to a recent report, misinformation and misinformation cost the global economy up to $80 billion annually, and James told the audience how organisations could use the SquirrelPR tools to mitigate if not completely eradicate, the impact of disinformation on their operations.
Demonstrating the SquirrelPR solution as one of the finalists for the tech challenge, James said: "SquirrelPR leads the charge for fighting disinformation that could lead to violent extremism on the continent through a suite of solutions aimed at holistically solving the problem of disinformation, especially with the growing disruptive influence of generative artificial intelligence in the spread of disinformation".
He added that "with a growing media database of no fewer than 1,700 newsrooms and journalists covering both traditional and digital media channels across Africa, Middle East and Europe, SquirrelPR remains at the forefront of fighting disinformation with far greater speed than that with which disinformation spreads".
The U.S.-West Africa Tech Challenge aims to advance the development of promising technologies that offer innovative solutions to help expose, understand, or counter disinformation, propaganda, and violent extremism in Africa.
The U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center sponsored the event, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, United Nations Development Programme, She Code Africa, Impact Hub Abidjan, and Becera.