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- Google for Startups Accelerator Africa this year placed a strong emphasis on AI technologies in addressing Africa’s most pressing challenges.
- This year’s cohort, featuring ten innovative startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa, was selected from nearly 1,000 applications.
- The ten startups will participate in a structured program to support their growth.
Kenya and Nigeria top the list of the 10 startups from the continent that will form part of the eighth cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program.
This year’s cohort, featuring ten innovative startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa, was selected from nearly 1,000 applications.
Out of the ten ventures, Nigeria produced five, Kenya produced three, and Rwanda and South Africa produced one each.
Google Africa’s Head of Startups Programs, Folarin Aiyegbusi, said that despite the current “funding winter” in Sub-Saharan Africa, where investment flows have slowed, the resilience and ingenuity of …
An estimated 63 per cent of Kenyan students report using generative AI (GenAI) for their college or university studies—the highest percentage among the countries surveyed globally, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Spain, which both tied at 62 per cent.…
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers new job opportunities for tech-savvy African graduates.
- African policymakers must, however, protect current employees from job losses in the new AI era.
- Gen AI has the potential to offer solutions for Africa’s medical, nutrition, and financial difficulties.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new frontier, offering numerous possibilities for efficient productivity. However, what does it mean for Africa’s job sector?
AI means new job opportunities for tech experts. Yet, it also means lost jobs for less tech-savvy staff. For example, Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) can generate text, images, or other media using generative models. This implies that graphic designers, copywriters, artists, personal assistants, and others are no longer needed.
“Gen AI is being embedded in everyday tools like email, word processing applications, and meeting software, which means the technology is already positioned to radically transform how people work,” writes Sandra Durth, a researcher with consulting firm, …
CyborgIntell Africa says it will work closely with financial institutions and other enterprises to help them rapidly develop, deploy and operationalize AI applications at scale.
A statement says the CyborgIntell platform addresses the key challenges companies face in the data science/machine learning lifecycle – from data selection and modelling, and operationalizing AI, to managing risk and governance.
“AI is a powerful and transformative technology, yet many companies across the world find it difficult to unlock its full potential. More than a third (36%) of organizations take more than 90 days to deploy data science machine learning (ML) projects, while the failure rate of such initiatives is estimated to be 85% across industries,” said McLachlan, CyborgIntell managing director.…
- Digitalization brings new opportunities in trade and creates the potential to underpin resilience in times of crisis
- The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes and yield trade gains on the continent of US$20 billion a year
- Single Window can cross-check credentials for consistency and traceability, reducing errors and fraud
The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes and yield trade gains on the continent of US$20 billion a year.
Digitalization brings new opportunities in trade and creates the potential to underpin resilience in times of crisis.
The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes and yield trade gains on the continent of US$20 billion a year. With digital trade in place, pre-existing bottlenecks in infrastructure can be tackled, efficiencies can be leveraged, and Innovative solutions can be harnessed. However, countries in …
According to an article by BotsCrew, a WhatsApp chatbot is an automated software powered by rules or artificial intelligence (AI) and runs on the WhatsApp platform. People communicate with WhatsApp chatbot via the chat interface, like talking to a real person. It’s a set of automated replies that simulates a human conversation on WhatsApp.
In May 2022, WhatsApp opened the API for businesses of any size. Previously, it was available only for medium and large businesses, so smaller companies had to contact other providers to access WhatsApp API.
Today, any business can directly sign up or get started with one of the business solution providers to access a New Cloud-based API.…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was the special guest of honour at the digital launch and reception to mark the landing of Equiano sea cable systems in Nigeria.
Nigeria marks Equiano’s second stop in Africa after Togo, with future landings expected in Swakopmund, Namibia, and Melkbosstrand, South Africa.
While speaking at the digital launch, Juliet Ehimuan, Google’s business strategy director in West Africa, said that the cable leverage state of the art technology to provide approximately twenty times more network capacity than the last cable built to serve the region.…