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The National Communications Authority, the Ministry of Communications and Technology and Somali National University developed the Somalia National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2026–2030), setting national direction for AI adoption, governance and capacity building. SNU served as drafting consultant. SNAIC, with the NCA and the Ministry, will take part in the launch of the strategy.
SNU is lead consultant for Somalia's engagement with UNESCO's AI Readiness Assessment Methodology, which assesses the country's institutional, legal and technical readiness for AI.
SNU is a member of the Ministerial Steering Committee on digital public infrastructure (led by the Ministry of Communications and Technology), and of the sub-technical working group that includes the Office of the Prime Minister, NCA, the Data Protection Authority, NIRA, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, the Government Payment Switch and SNU.
In development with the Ministry of Communications and Technology, NCA and NISA, and led by the Southern University of Science and Technology and Somali National University. A self-sustaining joint AI lab for public-safety applications, focused on biometric ID systems, video surveillance analytics and Somali-language AI, while building long-term Somali research capacity.
With the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Federal Reconciliation, and with the Republic of Rwanda, SNAIC is co-developing the National Peace Education Curriculum, in which AI forms a significant part, and delivering the National Peace Pedagogy Training-of-Trainers Programme. The Letter of Agreement, with UNDP as partner, was signed on 11 June 2026 in Kigali.
A joint SNAIC and UNDP initiative applying data-driven and AI-supported approaches to climate-smart agriculture and agricultural marketing in Jubaland.
SNU is an active member of Masakhane, Africa's grassroots NLP research community. SNAIC has co-authored two papers within the community, with Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology and the University of Djibouti, and took part in AfricaNLP 2025 (Austria) and AfricaNLP 2026 (Morocco). One paper won the 1st Paper Award in Masakhane's LLM NLP track, with a focus on strengthening the Somali language.