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1 Robotics in Africa
2 Robotics Education in Africa
3 AI in Africa
4 AI Education in Africa
5 Research Funding Opportunities
6 Responsible AI in Africa
7 Telemedicine
8 Economic Policy and Impact
9 Drones in Africa
10 AI-related Companies and Applications
11 AI Research Organizations
12 National AI Strategies
13 Highlights
14 Essential Reading for Non-Africans

AI Education in Africa

Research Funding Opportunities

AI4D Scholarships Enhancing Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program
The Excellence in Africa Initiative
European Union and African Union join forces to empower a new generation of African research talents
Knowledge for All Global South Artificial Intelligence Directory
Cracking the Language Barrier for a Multilingual Africa
Masakhane MT: Decolonizing Scientific Writing for Africa
Named Entity Recognition and parts of Speech Datasets for African Languages

Responsible AI in Africa

African Observatory on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (the African Observatory)

Telemedicine

Babyl digital health service provider in Rwanda.

Economic Policy and Impact

Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa
Additive manufacturing: Implications for African economies
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - what it means and how to respond
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and digitization will transform Africa into a global powerhouse
National AI policies and strategies
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Technology and Innovation Report 2021
Robots and Industrialization in Developing Countries
The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Automation and the Future of Economic Development, Work, and Wages in Developing Countries
Industry 4.0 - Is Africa ready for the march of the robots?
Artificial intelligence for Africa: an opportunity for growth, development, and democratization
Policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with digital technologies
Digitalisation and the future of African manufacturing: Briefing paper
Digitalisation and the future of African manufacturing.
Technology at Work v2.0 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
Premature Deindustrialization
Could 3D printing revolutionize manufacturing in Africa and the Middle East?

Drones in Africa

Drones on the Horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture
AI and remote sensing in agriculture
Impact of drones in Rwanda
In the Air With Zipline’s Medical Delivery Drones  - IEEE Spectrum, April 2019
How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery Service: video highlighting the engineering accomplishments of the delivery service
Data-driven drones deliver lifesaving medical aid around the world Databricks customer story on Zipline

AI-related Companies and Applications

Aerobotics
Digital Umuganda
Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative uses deep learning, data analytics, and satellite imagery to predict energy demand and consumption.
Fenix International uses predictive analytics to lend money to those who previously lacked financial services.
Hepta Analytics
InterConnectPoint tranforms manufacturing with advanced sensors and machine learning in the agri-industry, mining, oil & gas
iCow expert information on good farming practices accessed through SMS alerts
M-Farm connects farmers with local buyers and provides a real-time virtual marketplace
Notto a mobile app that acquires images of rent receipts and automatically constructs a credit-worthiness profile of clients which they can use in support of loan and mortgage applications.
Professional Drone Services and Analytics
Six artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for
Smile Identity Real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) identity verification, user onboarding, and user authentication across Africa.
Third Eye Water
Charis UAS Unmanned Aerial Solutions
Ubenwa a mobile app that analyses the cry sounds of a newborn to detect early signs of perinatal asphyxia; Charles Onu, Founder and Research Lead; Birth of an Idea: The Ubenwa Story
Ulima all-in-one app for pre- to post-harvest farming, providing tailored and step-by-step assistance to farmers

AI Research Organizations

IBM Research, Nairobi, Kenya, and Johannesburg, South Africa
Intelliverse Pioneering Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation across Africa
Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI), Nairobi, Kenya.
Research ICT Africa

National AI Strategies

The Future Society National AI Strategies for Inclusive & Sustainable Development.
The Future Society The Development of Rwanda’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy.

Highlights

Some of these issues are discussed in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019.

Others are highlighted in an invited talk "Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning" (300 MB) given at ICRES 2020, the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards, Taipei, September 2020.

Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa, co-authored by Charity Delmus Alupo and Daniel Omeiza, in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira, O. Tokhi eds. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering. Springer, 2022.

Essential Reading for Non-Africans

On the impossibility of speaking of Africa Speech by the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler

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 ===Robotics in Africa===
-[http://robotics-africa.org/ African Robotics Network (AFRON)] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [http://robotics-africa.org/ African Robotics Network (AFRON)] which is currently transitioning its identity to [https://afrob.vercel.app AfRob]  <BR>
-[https://www.awarri.com/ Awarri] "Our mission is to enable the development and adoption of advanced AI & Robotics technology on the African continent" <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScr2HNwZUR2eniH85HiDrHoq-kCLyLfmIbung2OY9UH8jB8oQ/viewform African Robotics Network (AfRob) Membership Application] <BR>
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85svuiUOtvY Robotics in Education in Africa] Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University, Ghana, Plenary speaker at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation <BR>
+<!-- [https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/22/africa/robots-in-africa/index.html African countries are importing robots and young people's jobs are at risk]<BR> -->
-[https://www.ashesi.org/blog/award-winning-prof-ayokor-korsah-uses-robotics-to-ignite-passion-for-stem-learning-in-africa/  Award-winning professor ignites passion for STEM learning in Africa] <BR>
+[https://face2faceafrica.com/article/all-girls-robotics-team-from-ghana-wins-world-robofest-championship-in-the-u-s?fbclid=IwAR1OvJIvUIRLGdI3X375nbnX1OAUnSQ2g9S9MA5_A92VhTgfq8LO6zkI3V4 All-girls robotics team from Ghana wins World Robofest Championship in the U.S.]<BR>
-[http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent ?]<BR>
+[[file:New.jpg]] [https://cars4mars.co.za/ Cars4Mars] African Rover Challenge: Design & build a Mars rover prototype <BR>
-[https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/22/africa/robots-in-africa/index.html African countries are importing robots and young people's jobs are at risk]<BR>
+[https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adm7012 Culturally competent social robots target inclusion in Africa] <BR>
-[http://www.ircad.africa/ Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)]<BR>
+[https://fundibots.org Fundi Bots] robotics for kids classes, motivating STEM education generally <BR>
+[http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/15/c_138061183.htm Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda]<BR>
+[[file:New.jpg]] [https://icra40.ieee.org/icra-2024/icra40-africa/ ICRA@40 Africa] <BR>
 [http://rwandatoday.africa/news/Govt-plans-to-build-robotics-cancer-training-centre/4383214-5030620-3ua2nu/index.html IRCAD in the press]<BR>
-[http://parcrobotics.org/ Pan-African Robotics Competition]<BR>
-[http://creativity.rw/robotics Robotics for Kids]<BR>
-[https://fundibots.org/fundi-bots-classes/ Fundi Bots] robotics for kids classes, motivating STEM education generally <BR>
 [http://africa.mit.edu/news-and-events/robotics-camp-ends-with-call-for-more-investment/ MIT-Africa Robotics Boot Camp]<BR>
-[http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/15/c_138061183.htm Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda]<BR>
+[http://parcrobotics.org/ Pan-African Robotics Competition] General Overview<BR>
+[https://parc-robotics.github.io/documentation-2023/introduction/ Pan-African Robotics Competition 2023 AgTech Challenge] uses more advanced tools, e.g., ROS, Gazebo, and OpenCV, and [https://www.trossenrobotics.com/agilex-scout-unmanned-ground-vehicle-2-0.aspx#packages  Scout] robot from AgileX. <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.enovarobotics.eu/pguard/ PGuard] security robots by Enova Robotics, Tunisia. <BR>[http://www.ircad.africa/ Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)]<BR>
 [https://www.robofest.net/index.php/current-competitions/world-championship Robofest 2019]<BR>
-[https://face2faceafrica.com/article/all-girls-robotics-team-from-ghana-wins-world-robofest-championship-in-the-u-s?fbclid=IwAR1OvJIvUIRLGdI3X375nbnX1OAUnSQ2g9S9MA5_A92VhTgfq8LO6zkI3V4 All-girls robotics team from Ghana wins World Robofest Championship in the U.S.]<BR>
 [http://vernon.eu/publications/19_Vernon_RAM.pdf Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa], IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019.<BR>
-[https://reflectrobotics.com/index.html Reflect Robotics] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://sites.google.com/view/robotlearning4africa-2024 Robot Learning for Africa Workshop] <BR>
-[https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/robots-at-reception-south-african-hotel-idUSKBN2AF0QX Robots at reception: South African hotel turns to machines to beat pandemic]. <BR>
+[http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent?]<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.robotsafrica.org/ RobotsAfrica] mentor African teachers to teach African youth <BR>
+[http://creativity.rw/robotics Creativity Labs] Robotics for Kids<BR>
+[https://africarobotics.github.io/iros2024/ Robotics in Africa Forum at IROS 2024] <BR>
+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85svuiUOtvY Robotics in Education in Africa] Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University, Ghana, Plenary speaker at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation <BR>
 [https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR>
-[https://www.ubtrobot.com/products/cruzr?ls=en Ubtech CRUZR service robot] deployed by [https://www.zorabotsafrica.com/home ZoraBots Africa Ltd.] to check the temperature of travellers arriving at [https://www.afro.who.int/news/robots-use-rwanda-fight-against-covid-19 Kigali International Airport, Rwanda.] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cape-town-hospital-uses-robot-forefront-surgery-africa-2022-07-21/ Surgical robots] in operation at Tygerberg public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. <BR>
-[https://www.linkedin.com/company/zorabots-africa/?originalSubdomain=rw ZoraBots Africa Ltd.] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://page.aerobotics.com/skybugs Skybugs] pest management using drone technology by Aerobotics, South Africa <BR>
+[https://www.ubtrobot.com Ubtech CRUZR service robot] deployed  to check the temperature of travellers arriving at [https://www.afro.who.int/news/robots-use-rwanda-fight-against-covid-19 Kigali International Airport, Rwanda.] <BR>
+[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3_4 Working with Robots as Colleagues: Kenyan Perspectives of Ethical Concerns on Possible Integration of Co-bots in Workplaces]<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.ircad.africa IRCAD Africa] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3 Responsible AI in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities] <BR>
 === Robotics Education in Africa===
-Carnegie Mellon University Africa [https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/ website] and [https://vimeo.com/413919491 video] <BR>
+[https://acity.edu.gh/study/BSc-Robotics-Engineering.php B.Sc. Robotics Engineering] Academic City University College, Ghana <BR>
-[https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences-videos/icra-videos/824490.html ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR>
+Carnegie Mellon University Africa [https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/research/artificial-intelligence.html website] and [https://vimeo.com/413919491 video] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://coderina.org/first-programs/ Coderina] Engaging Youth in STEM Exploration with FIRST® LEGO® League <BR>
+[https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences/icra-videos/rasicravid0040 ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR>
 [https://www.facebook.com/p/Keza-Education-Future-Lab-100076079992000/ Keza Education Future Lab] for kids aged 3 to 14 <BR>
 [https://leaprlabs.rw/ Leapr Labs] <BR>
 [https://leaprlabs.rw/mtoto/ Mtoto Robotics] (part for Leapr Labs) <BR>
-[https://www.nga.ac.rw/coding-and-music/ New Generation Academy] <BR>
+[https://www.nga.ac.rw New Generation Academy] <BR>
 [http://creativity.rw/ Creativity Lab] STEM education using robots <BR>
 [https://www.mineduc.gov.rw/news-detail/the-ministry-of-education-to-enter-into-partnership-with-zorabots-africa-to-promote-stem-in-rwandan-schools The government of Rwanda enters into a partnership] with [https://www.zorabotsafrica.com/home ZoraBots Africa] to promote STEM in Rwandan schools<BR>
-[[File:new.jpg]]  [https://rainigeria.com/ Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria] <BR>
+[https://rainigeria.com/ RAIN: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria] <BR>
+[https://www.linkedin.com/posts/giz-rwanda_expression-of-interest-activity-7143160663555702784-ibzY/ Design Challenge: Call for proposals to design a robotics program and toolkit to be implemented in Rwandan school curricula] and the resultant [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rwandaict_nationalroboticsprogram-activity-7240653764871782400-WX0Z/ pilot program] with a post on [https://x.com/RwandaICT/status/1834888620534104561 X]<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://foundation.ghanarobotics.org/ Ghana Robotics Academy Foundation] <BR>
 ===AI in Africa===
-[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/01/africa-will-be-transformed-by-the-potential-of-ai-and-data-if-we-can-get-investment Africa will be transformed by the potential of AI and data – if we can get investment]<BR>
+[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/01/africa-will-be-transformed-by-the-potential-of-ai-and-data-if-we-can-get-investment Africa will be transformed by the potential of AI and data – if we can get investment]<BR>
 [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/Africa_Embraces_AI.pdf Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning], Invited talk at the Int. Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards ([https://clawar.org/conference-proceedings/icres-conference/icres-2020-proceedings/ ICRES 2020]) NB: 300 MB <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.ai4afrika.com/ AI 4 Afrika] <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://aiinafrica.org/ AI in Africa] <BR>
 [https://sites.google.com/view/aiinafrica2022/ AI in Africa for Sustainable Economic Development 2022] Workshop <BR>
 [https://journals.openedition.org/ctd/4775?lang=en AI in Africa : Framing AI through an African Lens] <BR>
 [https://cpr.unu.edu/ai-in-africa-is-a-double-edged-sword.html AI & Global Governance: AI in Africa is a Double-Edged Sword]<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TZrxaMnxNE&list=PL4qydbsq1TeaJmZGMvzsmvGZjY1aymx0h&index=4 AIDA Symposium: Anicia Peters talks about AI Education in Namibia (HumanE AI Net)]<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.alliance4ai.org/ Alliance4AI] Africa's largest AI community <BR>
 [https://www.bbrief.co.za/2017/05/11/artificial-intelligence-how-can-it-benefit-africa/ Artificial Intelligence – how can it benefit Africa?]<BR>
 [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2020.00006/full Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare in Africa] <BR>
 [http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2077-72132020000200002 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deployments in Africa: Benefits, Challenges and Policy Dimensions] <BR>
 [https://www.theafricareport.com/833/artificial-intelligence-hits-african-companies/ Artificial Intelligence Hits African Companies]<BR>
+[https://www.awarri.com/ Awarri] Enabling AI for Africa<BR>
+[https://blackinai.github.io/#/ Black in AI]  <BR>
+[https://www.datascienceafrica.org/ Data Science Africa] <BR>
+[https://data.org/organizations/data-science-nigeria/ Data Scientists Network] <BR>
 [https://www.giz.de/expertise/html/61982.html FAIR Forward - Artificial Intelligence for All] <BR>
+[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/06/mercy-anita-african-workers-ai-artificial-intelligence-exploitation-feeding-machine Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI (edited extract)] and [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/06/james-muldoon-mark-graham-callum-cant-ai-artificial-intelligence-human-work-exploitation-fairwork-feeding-machine An interview with the authors] <BR>
+[https://ghananlp.org/ Ghana Natural Language Processing] <BR>
+[https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjc5NTQyMzQtNTFiZS00ZTdjLTkwMmMtZWZkOGU3Njk1ZjM2IiwidCI6IjdhNTNiMjZhLTI1YTUtNGNiYS05NGM4LTM4ZWFlMWY3MzVjYSJ9&pageName=ReportSection How is A.I. Being Utilized in Africa?] Mapping AI Applications across Africa <BR>
+[https://icog-labs.com/  iCog Labs] AI Research and Software Development<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://lelapa.ai/about/ Lelapa AI]<BR>
 [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07104-7 Look to Africa to advance artificial intelligence] Nature 562, 461 (2018) <BR>
-[http://vernon.eu/publications/2021_Alupo_et_al.pdf  Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa] C. Delmus Alupo, D. Omeiza, and D. Vernon, in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira (Ed.), Springer (in press)<BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://miiafrica.org/  The Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA)]<BR>
-[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3 Responsible AI in Africa] Challenges and Opportunities; open access book from Springer (if you are short on time, read the Foreword by Mark Coeckelbergh in the Front Matter) <BR>
+[https://www.masakhane.io/ Masakhane] A grassroots NLP community for Africa, by Africans <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.wits.ac.za/mind/ MIND Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery Institute] at the [https://www.wits.ac.za/ University of the Witwatersrand]<BR>
+[http://vernon.eu/publications/2022_Delmus_Alupo_et_al.pdf  Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa] C. Delmus Alupo, D. Omeiza, and D. Vernon, in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira (Ed.), Springer (2022)<BR>
+[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3 Responsible AI in Africa] Challenges and Opportunities; open access book from Springer (if you are short on time, read the Foreword by Mark Coeckelbergh in the [https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm:978-3-031-08215-3/1?pdf=chapter%20toc Front Matter]) <BR>
 [http://www.vernon.eu/publications/19_Vernon_RAM.pdf Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa], also at [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8931075 IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019]<BR>
-[https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_ai_invasion_is_coming_to_africa_and_its_a_good_thing# The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)]<BR>
+[https://sisonkebiotik.africa/ SisonkeBiotik] An open grassroots participatory community making African data science, machine learning and AI for health more accessible and inclusive <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://ai.or.tz/ TanzaniaAI Community] <BR>
+[https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_ai_invasion_is_coming_to_africa_and_its_a_good_thing# The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)]<BR>[https://au.int/sites/default/files/documents/38507-doc-dts-english.pdf The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa], African Union.<BR>
 [https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/africa-ai-google The future of AI: Why Google is betting big on Africa] <BR>
 [https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2020/01/13/the-future-is-intelligent-harnessing-the-potential-of-artificial-intelligence-in-africa/ The future is intelligent: Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence in Africa]<BR>
+[https://cipit.strathmore.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Final-Report-The-State-of-AI-in-Africa-Report-2023-3.pdf The State of AI in Africa Report 2023]<BR>
+[https://cipit.strathmore.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/The-State-of-AI-in-Africa-A-Policy-Brief110923-1.pdf The State of AI in Africa - A Policy Brief] <BR>
 === AI Education in Africa===
 [https://ai6abuja.github.io/ AI Saturdays Abuja] <BR>
 [https://aisaturdayslagos.github.io/ AI Saturdays Lagos] <BR>
+[https://appliedmldays.org/events/amld-africa-2021 AMLD Africa 2021] Applied Machine Learning Days <BR>
+[https://appliedmldays.org/events/amld-africa-2022 AMLD Africa 2022] Applied Machine Learning Days <BR>
+[https://appliedmldays.org/events/amld-africa-2024 AMLD Africa 2022] Applied Machine Learning Days <BR>
 [https://online.atingi.org/enrol/index.php?id=1384 Atingi course - How to Get Involved in Artificial Intelligence]<BR>
 [https://online.atingi.org/course/view.php?id=468 Atingi course - Launchpad to Fundamental Questions of Artificial Intelligence - Part 1: What is AI?]<BR>
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 Carnegie Mellon University Africa [https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/ website] and [https://vimeo.com/413919491 video] <BR>
 [https://imbizo.africa/ Computational Neuroscience Imbizo] <BR>
-[https://deeplearningindaba.com/2020/ Deep Learning Indaba] <BR>
+[https://deeplearningindaba.com Deep Learning Indaba] <BR>
 [https://medium.com/radiant-earth-insights/announcing-radiant-earths-online-course-on-machine-learning-for-earth-observation-6628515ae64e Radiant Earth's online course on machine learning for earth observation] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgDPoS3i8Tc&list=PL3QzFgBMGnbRREwZWFPpaFN1WLXKUW6a7 14 videos on YouTube] and
 [https://github.com/RadiantMLHub/ml4eo-bootcamp-2021 materials on GitHub]<BR>
+[https://trendinafrica.org/trend-camina-computational-neuroscience/ TReND-CaMinA: Computational Neuroscience and Machine learning in Africa]<BR>
 ===Research Funding Opportunities===
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 ===Economic Policy and Impact===
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://africa.ai4d.ai/ Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa] <BR>
 [https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/additive-manufacturing-implications-african-economies/60103/ Additive manufacturing: Implications for African economies]<BR>
 [https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-what-it-means-and-how-to-respond/ The Fourth Industrial Revolution - what it means and how to respond]<BR>
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 ===AI Research Organizations===
 [https://www.research.ibm.com/labs/africa/ IBM Research], Nairobi, Kenya, and Johannesburg, South Africa <BR>
-[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/microsoft-africa-research-institute-mari/ Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI)], Nairobi, Kenya.
+[[File:new.jpg]]  [https://www.intelliverseai.com/ Intelliverse] Pioneering Collaborative Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation across Africa <BR>
+[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/microsoft-africa-research-institute-mari/ Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI)], Nairobi, Kenya. <BR>
+[[File:new.jpg]] [https://researchictafrica.net/ Research ICT Africa] <BR>
 ===National AI Strategies===
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 [http://vernon.eu/publications/2021_Alupo_et_al.pdf  Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa], co-authored by Charity Delmus Alupo and Daniel Omeiza, in [https://link.springer.com/book/9783031098222 Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems], M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira, O. Tokhi eds. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering. Springer, 2022.<BR>
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+=== Essential Reading for Non-Africans ===
 [[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.horstkoehler.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/On-the-impossibility-of-speaking-of-Africa-Horst-Ko%CC%88hler-2014-English-translation.pdf On the impossibility of speaking of Africa] Speech by the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler <BR>

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AI Education in Africa

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