Dr Peter Addo is an experienced data scientist, and has an extensive background in working with data, and emerging technologies in the developing contexts. Currently, he is the lead on Artificial Intelligence, and serves as the head of Emerging Tech Lab under the Innovation Strategy and Research (ISR) directorate at the French Development Agency (AFD), Paris, France. He leads efforts to provide advisory and actionable research on harnessing data and the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) for a sustainable development agenda, both broadening and deepening current action of Groupe AFD. In particular, he contributes to the responsible adoption and investment of emerging technologies for sustainable development and growth.