BARRINGTON, IL, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Kavi Global was invited to facilitate discussions at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand, this year. The session, hosted by the AI for Developing Countries Forum (AIFOD), convened global leaders to develop actionable strategies for advancing economic sovereignty across the Global South through Artificial Intelligence.
The AIFOD summit brought together representatives from more than 150 countries, including government officials, technology leaders, and investors, all focused on enabling nations to build sovereign AI capabilities. The initiative emphasizes a shift from technology consumption to creation, empowering countries to actively shape their digital economies.
Naomi Kaduwela, Head of Kavi Labs at Kavi Global, led a key session exploring how AI can accelerate economic development, expand digital inclusion, and drive innovation across emerging markets. During the session, Kavi Global introduced its framework for establishing localized Artificial Intelligence Centers of Excellence (AI CoEs), positioning them as the foundation for building national AI capability.
These AI CoEs are designed to create high-value digital jobs, enable countries to transition into producers of AI-driven innovation, and anchor long-term economic growth. The discussion also highlighted five critical challenges facing developing nations:
Capital, Compute, Context, Competency, and Connectivity, and demonstrated how AI CoEs directly address these barriers.
By combining government-backed funding, localized infrastructure, and mentorship from global experts, AI CoEs train domestic talent, execute national AI initiatives, and create self-sustaining ecosystems that continuously build and retain capability within the country.
A central concept presented was Kavi Globalโs โ5:500 Multiplierโ model, demonstrating how a small group of skilled experts can extend their impact across hundreds of communities. This model highlights how scalable, AI-driven solutions can address systemic gaps in Healthcare, Education, Public Services, and Workforce Development.
Governments in emerging regions can use AI and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes in emergency services, healthcare, transportation, and digital government services. By improving response coordination, expanding access to public health insights, optimizing mobility networks, and automating citizen services, public institutions can do more with limited resources while improving service quality and inclusion.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ,โ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ. “๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐. ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ, ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.โ
Through its innovation arm, Kavi Labs, Kavi Global partners with enterprises and governments worldwide to launch AI Centers of Excellence in emerging regions, implement enterprise AI solutions, and develop Digital Knowledge Workersยฎ that augment human expertise and accelerate digital transformation.
The summit reinforced a growing global consensus: when nations invest in localized capability building through structured models like AI CoEs, supported by global collaboration and aligned public-sector investment, AI can become a powerful catalyst for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation.
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945, dedicated to maintaining international peace and security, promoting sustainable development, and fostering cooperation among nations to address global challenges.
Learn more about the UN: https://www.un.org/en
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The AI for Developing Countries Forum (AIFOD) is a global initiative focused on advancing equitable access to artificial intelligence, enabling developing nations to build sovereign AI capabilities and participate meaningfully in the global digital economy.
Learn more about AIFOD: https://af.net/
For more information about the Bangkok 2026 Summit, visit: https://af.net/bangkok/
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Kavi Global is a leading provider of data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation solutions, recognized by Gartner for the last eight consecutive years. The firm helps enterprises and public-sector organizations unlock business value through modern data platforms, advanced analytics, intelligent automation, AI-driven applications, and AI Centers of Excellence. Through Kavi Labs, Kavi Global develops innovative frameworks and solutions that accelerate responsible AI adoption, economic growth, and digital transformation worldwide. Kavi Global was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Barrington, IL, USA, with delivery centers in India and the Philippines.
Learn more about Kavi Global: www.kaviglobal.com.
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