Huawei, a global technological infrastructure and smart devices provider, has officially launched its local cloud service in Nigeria and is set to offer enhanced data sovereignty, reduced latency, and bolstered support for local businesses, aligning with Nigeria’s regulatory environment and digital transformation goals. This was unveiled at a launch event, […]
Artificial intelligence
Raknida, a Nigerian art-tech platform, has made a significant move by expanding into the US market, thanks to a substantial $100,000 grant from Arch Grants, a non-profit organization responsible for supporting startups, based in St. Louis, USA. During the startup competition which involved 574 applicants, Raknida stood out as the […]
OpenAI an American artificial Intelligence (AI) research oganization, Meta platforms and French telecom giant, Orange SA have announced a groundbreaking partnership to develop and launch artificial intelligence (AI) models in African languages aiming to bridge the linguistic gap in AI, providing solutions tailored to the diverse landscape of the African […]
To forge strategic partnerships and collaboration for the advancement of Nigeria’s digital transformation Agenda, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has reiterated the need for a safe and inclusive online environment responsible for human and Artificial Intelligence (AI) practices in country. Read […]
Cloud Network Foundation (CNF) and the Lagos State Government (LASG) are soon to hold a strategic capacity-building workshop for the operators in the media industry. The initiative, the first in a series of other noble plans is designed to engender massive engagements and collaboration with the stakeholders in the media […]
Encouraging a renaissance in creativity and innovation, Covenant University in Ogun has urged scholars in higher education to channel their efforts toward fresh innovative approaches. Read Also: Tech Leaders Recognized for Innovation Celebration at CIO Awards Africa 2023 During the three-day Covenant Innovation Week organized by CU and Covenant Applied Informatics […]
The Lagos Ministry of Health, in collaboration with mDoc and supported by MSD for Mothers, has unveiled The Digital Mom Project, targeting 200,000 women of reproductive age (WRA). This initiative aims to address healthcare gaps for WRA by leveraging AI-driven technology interventions. Read Also: LASHMA Creates Research Modules for Equitable […]
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, the National Commissioner for the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has revealed that Nigeria has the capacity to establish regulations governing emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI). Olatunji emphasized that the NDPC is actively involved in formulating an AI strategy for the country. This statement comes in […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is urging participants in the real sector to adopt emerging and disruptive technologies to maintain relevance. Francis Meshioye, the association’s President, emphasized this during a recent press conference introducing the Nigeria Raw Materials and Manufacturing Equipment Expo for the year. Meshioye stated that in […]
OpenAI an American artificial intelligence research laboratory has released GPT-4, a powerful new image- and text-understanding AI model after months of anticipation. The new model can respond to images – providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions. It can also process […]
