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Namibia’s AI Crop Deal Sharpens Focus On Procurement And Data Governance
Namibia's abrupt termination of a US$2.4 million AI-powered crop monitoring contract with an American agritech firm reveals the growing complexity of public-sector technology procurement in agriculture. While the proposed system promised advanced satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, and complete IP transfer to the government, it failed to meet essential legal and procedural standards for government contracting. The case demonstrates that technical sophistication and favorable ownership terms alone canno
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