•  UNDP Liberia launched the UNDP AI Sprint to help public institutions integrate AI into decision-making.

• The programme aims to build regulatory, technical and analytical capacity to support transparent and efficient public services.

• UNDP is also supporting the creation of Liberia’s first Master’s degree in applied artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a strategic tool for governance and administrative reform. In Liberia, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is providing technical expertise to local authorities to advance this transition.

UNDP Liberia announced on Tuesday, 25 November, the launch of the UNDP AI Sprint, a programme designed to help public institutions integrate artificial intelligence into decision-making processes. The initiative aims to equip government agencies with robust skills to regulate AI use while encouraging responsible and ethical adoption.

The UNDP says the programme will help institutions understand regulatory challenges associated with AI, identify use cases that can improve public services and strengthen the State’s role as a facilitator of innovation. Beyond technical and academic components, the initiative emphasises the use of AI to enhance transparency, reinforce data-analysis capacity and accelerate public-service delivery.

Authorities view this step as a decisive move toward more modern governance based on tools that can improve administrative efficiency. Challenges remain in terms of resources, infrastructure and regulation, yet the UNDP initiative places Liberia on a promising trajectory where AI becomes a lever for durable improvements in public administration.

UNDP is also assisting the government with a major capacity-building project: the creation of Liberia’s first Master’s programme in applied artificial intelligence, in partnership with the University of Liberia. The curriculum aims to train a new generation of experts capable of supporting the country’s digital transformation and reducing its dependence on foreign technical skills.

This article was initially published in French by Adoni Conrad Quenum

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum