L-R: Michael Alummoottil, project manager, African Institute of Mathematical Sciences; Oluchi Johnson-Achibiri, head, digital Ilinnovation, FATE Foundation; Francis Sani, programme director, 3MTT Nigeria; Matita Arize, Sub-Saharan Africa program manager, Google.org; Ayomide Akindolie-Igwe, executive director, FATE Foundation and Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi, deputy vice chancellor of development services, University of Lagos at the launch of the Africa AI Upskilling Programme (AAUP) in Lagos.
Google.org has committed $1.1 million to FATE Foundation to launch an advanced AI training program at 10 Nigerian universities in partnership with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
The intiative – the Africa AI Upskilling Programme (AAUP), launched Monday at the University of Lagos is part of a broader push to build AI capacity across Africa.
The prgramme will use a “Train-the-Trainer” model to equip lecturers to deliver a localized version of the Google DeepMind curriculum to STEM students.
It starts in Nigeria but will ultimately cover 30 higher institutions across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.
