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African languages for AI: The project that’s gathering a huge new dataset
Discover how we contributed to a continent wide effort to reduce the underrepresentation of African languages in Artificial Intelligence. Supported by the Gates Foundation and working alongside partners across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, the project gathered one of the largest datasets of African languages for speech recognition and language technology development. DSN led data collection in five widely spoken languages including Bambara, Hausa, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba to ensure that future AI tools reflect the way Africans speak and communicate in everyday life. This initiative strengthened digital inclusion, preserved linguistic heritage and supported the development of culturally relevant AI systems for Africa and the world.
EdoCert: The digital solution giving Nigerians a fair chance
Data Science Nigeria led the development of EdoCert, a digital system that replaces fragile paper school certificates in Edo State with secure, easily accessible digital records. Built on the open-source Sunbird platform, EdoCert helps reduce lost documents, forgery, and storage issues. The project shows how digital public infrastructure can work at scale and could be expanded to other important records in the future.
Synthetic data for AI
Such synthetic data sets—computer-generated samples with the same statistical characteristics as the genuine article—are growing more and more common in the data-hungry world of machine learning. These fakes can be used to train AIs in areas where real data is scarce or too sensitive to use, as in the case of medical records or personal financial data.
AI Set to Boost Africa’s Big Four by $126 Billion
Artificial Intelligence is projected to add a staggering $126 billion in revenue and productivity gains across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa, according to a recent WTO report. For Africa’s emerging economies, this signals a profound opportunity to bridge industrial gaps and drive inclusive digital growth.
Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa
Discover how Africa is preparing to leverage local insights to power its Artificial Intelligence evolution. Read more on how we are building hyperlocal datasets for nuanced models that can power more local-aware AI solutions for emerging market.
AI for Africa: Use cases delivering impact
Do you know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to be the next major driver of growth and development in Africa? Our work was highlighted in GSMA report as one of the major catalysts and enablers of the AI opportunities in Africa including our organization.
Partnering for a Safer Digital Space in Nigeria: Our Journey with NITDA and DSN
DSN partners with TikTok and NITDA Nigeria to deliver Online Safety and Digital Wellness Workshop, to empower parents and guardians with essential tools to navigate the digital world responsibly.
EFInA and DSN launch National Financial Inclusion Dashboard at IFIC 2022
Data Science Nigeria, in partnership with EFInA, launched the National Financial Inclusion Dashboard. Financial Inclusion Dashboard. at the International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC) 2022. This dashboard showcases Nigeria’s journey to financial inclusion since the launch of the first National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012.
Edo State Teachers for Tech Conference
The Edo State Teachers for Tech Conference was a first of its kind Tech Conference in Edo state. The conference brought together over 2,000 teachers across Basic Education, Secondary Education, Vocational Education and Tertiary Institutions and explored educational technologies for 21st-century learning trends, educational games, and many more.
Global Grand Challenge, Leveraging LLM for Financial Inclusion
Data Science Nigeria won the Global Grand Challenge, which is a Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation Initiative. Hence, DSN will develop a multilingual, voice-based chatbot to demystify complex financial concepts and provide customised financial support to informal traders, women business owners, and smallholder farmers in Nigeria.
Workforce Wanted: DATA TALENT FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Data is everywhere; but how social impact organizations tackling the most complex problems of our day effectively unlock its potential remains a stubborn challenge worthy of our collective action.
4 ways African governments can bridge the digital skills gap for a post-COVID economic recovery.
According to the World Bank, 83% of global population growth between 2015 and 2100 is expected to come from Africa. In other words, by 2100, 1 in 3 people on the planet will live in Africa.
Africa Is Building an A.I. Industry That Doesn’t Look Like Silicon Valley
In late August, under the shade of an arching pepper tree in Nairobi, Kenya, hundreds of A.I. researchers gossiped about their algorithms. Some stood in front of posters, which wound around the tree’s sprawling roots, depicting …
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Africa is trying to establish its own “NeurIPS conference”
In the past three years, scholars and industry researchers from all over the African continent finally have a gathering place of their own: a conference called “Deep Learning Indaba”. Here, they began to outline the future of Africa’s own artificial intelligence industry.
Africa Is Building an A.I. Industry That Doesn’t Look Like Silicon Valley
Deep Learning Indaba has become connective tissue for the African A.I. community — not only the space for the community to meet, but a part of the community itself. The conference forges relationships between researchers on the continent with a clear agenda: to build a vibrant …
Nigeria AI Summit 2018, Lagos, Nigeria, 10-14 October 2018
Innovating for the next billions requires a different analytical mindset and engagement approaches. The drive towards the achievement of the millennium development goals requires a need-based deployment of machine learning and artificial intelligence methodologies in ways that address fundamental socio-economic issues with significant local content.