STEM Education Boost: Zambia’s Ministry of Education signed a landmark MoU with the Zambian National STEM Foundation to expand teacher capacity, practical learning, and innovation hubs nationwide. Digital Agriculture Scaling: FAO and partners expanded the Africa Phytosanitary Programme to 38 countries, training phytosanitary specialists to use tablets and geospatial tools for faster pest detection and reporting. AI Governance in the Spotlight: At UN AI summits in Geneva, China is pushing “AI for Good/All,” promoting open-source approaches and backing AI for developing countries, with Zambia among the Global South partners in sessions. Zambia Election Watch: Reuters reports Zambia’s August election will test President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record, with inflation easing to 6.5% in June but cost-of-living pressure still a key issue. Data Protection Training: CIDRZ reinforced Zambia’s health-research privacy push by training staff on the Data Protection Act to strengthen confidentiality and responsible handling. ZICTA Wins AI for Good: Zambia’s ZICTA won an ITU AI for Good award for “VentureWise,” an AI co-pilot supporting micro-entrepreneurs. Green Telecom Move: Airtel Africa says it cut diesel use by 9.1 million litres by converting sites to on-grid power and shifting to lower-carbon energy. Cross-Border Fibre: Powertel and Paratus advanced a new cross-border fibre corridor, switching on a route linking Zimbabwe with Zambia and beyond.