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+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [http://vernon.eu/publications/2021_Alupo_et_al.pdf Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa: It All Turns on Trust] C. Delmus Alupo, D. Omeiza, and D. Vernon, in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira (Ed.), Springer (in press)<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://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://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07104-7 Look to Africa to advance artificial intelligence] Nature 562, 461 (2018) <BR> | [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07104-7 Look to Africa to advance artificial intelligence] Nature 562, 461 (2018) <BR> | ||
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[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.bbrief.co.za/2017/05/11/artificial-intelligence-how-can-it-benefit-africa/ Artificial Intelligence – how can it benefit Africa?]<BR> | ||
[https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-africa/google-ai-ghana/ Google AI in Ghana] <BR> | [https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-africa/google-ai-ghana/ Google AI in Ghana] <BR> | ||
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[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> | [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> | ||
[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> | [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> | ||
[http://brel54.blogspot.com/ Michel Bezy's Blog on ICT in Africa]<BR> | [http://brel54.blogspot.com/ Michel Bezy's Blog on ICT in Africa]<BR> | ||
− | === | + | ===Research Funding Opportunities=== |
+ | [https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/exaf/ The Excellence in Africa Initiative] <BR> | ||
+ | [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_2324 European Union and African Union join forces to empower a new generation of African research talents] <BR> | ||
+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [https://www.k4all.org/ Knowledge for All] Global South Artificial Intelligence Directory <BR> | ||
+ | ===Robotics in Africa=== | ||
+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [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> | ||
[http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent ?]<BR> | [http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent ?]<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://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> | ||
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[http://parcrobotics.org/ Pan-African Robotics Competition]<BR> | [http://parcrobotics.org/ Pan-African Robotics Competition]<BR> | ||
[http://creativity.rw/robotics Robotics for Kids]<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://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://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/15/c_138061183.htm Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda]<BR> | ||
[https://www.robofest.net/index.php/current-competitions/world-championship Robofest 2019]<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> | [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. | + | [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> |
+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [http://robotics-africa.org/ African Robotics Network (AFRON)] | ||
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+ | ===Telemedicine=== | ||
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+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [https://babyl.rw/ Babyl] digital health service provider in Rwanda. | ||
===Economic Policy and Impact=== | ===Economic Policy and Impact=== | ||
− | [https://unctad.org/ | + | [[file:new.jpg]] [https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/additive-manufacturing-implications-african-economies/60103/ Additive manufacturing: Implications for African economies]<BR> |
− | [https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/presspb2016d6_en.pdf Robots and | + | [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> |
+ | [https://oecd.ai/dashboards National AI policies and strategies] <BR> | ||
+ | [[file:new.jpg]] [https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/tir2020_en.pdf United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Technology and Innovation Report 2021]<BR> | ||
+ | [https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/presspb2016d6_en.pdf Robots and Industrialization in Developing Countries]<BR> | ||
[https://www.cgdev.org/publication/rise-robot-reserve-army-automation-and-future-economic-development-work-and-wages The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Automation and the Future of Economic Development, Work, and Wages in Developing Countries]<BR> | [https://www.cgdev.org/publication/rise-robot-reserve-army-automation-and-future-economic-development-work-and-wages The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Automation and the Future of Economic Development, Work, and Wages in Developing Countries]<BR> | ||
+ | [[file:new.jpg]] [https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/industry-4-0-africa-ready-march-robots/60366/ Industry 4.0 - Is Africa ready for the march of the robots?]<BR> | ||
[https://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/7/ZP_Files/ai-for-africa.zp165664.pdf Artificial intelligence for Africa: an opportunity for growth, development, and democratization] <BR> | [https://www.up.ac.za/media/shared/7/ZP_Files/ai-for-africa.zp165664.pdf Artificial intelligence for Africa: an opportunity for growth, development, and democratization] <BR> | ||
[https://www.mamopanel.org/resources/reports-and-briefings/byte-byte-policy-innovation-transforming-africas-f/ Policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with digital technologies]<BR> | [https://www.mamopanel.org/resources/reports-and-briefings/byte-byte-policy-innovation-transforming-africas-f/ Policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with digital technologies]<BR> | ||
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[https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/technology-at-work-v2-0-the-future-is-not-what-it-used-to-be/ Technology at Work v2.0 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be] <BR> | [https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/technology-at-work-v2-0-the-future-is-not-what-it-used-to-be/ Technology at Work v2.0 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be] <BR> | ||
[http://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/files/dani-rodrik/files/premature_deindustrialization.pdf Premature Deindustrialization]<BR> | [http://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/files/dani-rodrik/files/premature_deindustrialization.pdf Premature Deindustrialization]<BR> | ||
+ | [[file:new.jpg]] [https://infomineo.com/additive-manufacturing-africa-middle-east/ Could 3D printing revolutionize manufacturing in Africa and the Middle East?] <BR> | ||
===Robotics and AI Education in Africa=== | ===Robotics and AI Education in Africa=== | ||
[https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences-videos/icra-videos/824490.html ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR> | [https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences-videos/icra-videos/824490.html ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR> | ||
− | [https://aimsammi.org/ African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AIMMI)] | + | [https://aimsammi.org/ African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AIMMI)] <BR> |
− | [ | + | [https://ai6abuja.github.io/ AI Saturdays Abuja] <BR> |
+ | [https://aisaturdayslagos.github.io/ AI Saturdays Lagos] <BR> | ||
[https://deeplearningindaba.com/2020/ Deep Learning Indaba] <BR> | [https://deeplearningindaba.com/2020/ Deep Learning Indaba] <BR> | ||
Carnegie Mellon University Africa [https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/ website] and [https://vimeo.com/413919491 video] <BR> | Carnegie Mellon University Africa [https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/ website] and [https://vimeo.com/413919491 video] <BR> | ||
− | + | [[File:new.jpg]] [http://creativity.rw/ Creativity Lab] STEM education using robots <BR> | |
===Drones in Africa=== | ===Drones in Africa=== | ||
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[https://www.cta.int/en/digitalisation/all/article/exploring-the-transformative-power-of-drones-in-rwanda-sid02203f45b-9846-4ecd-ba59-3d8619d9c3e4 Impact of drones in Rwanda]<BR> | [https://www.cta.int/en/digitalisation/all/article/exploring-the-transformative-power-of-drones-in-rwanda-sid02203f45b-9846-4ecd-ba59-3d8619d9c3e4 Impact of drones in Rwanda]<BR> | ||
[https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/drones/in-the-air-with-ziplines-medical-delivery-drones In the Air With Zipline’s Medical Delivery Drones
- IEEE Spectrum, April 2019]<BR> | [https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/drones/in-the-air-with-ziplines-medical-delivery-drones In the Air With Zipline’s Medical Delivery Drones
- IEEE Spectrum, April 2019]<BR> | ||
+ | [[file:new.jpg]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEbRVNxL44c How Rwanda Built A Drone Delivery Service]: video highlighting the engineering accomplishments of the delivery service <BR> | ||
===AI-related Companies and Applications=== | ===AI-related Companies and Applications=== | ||
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[https://www.aerobotics.com/?identifier=default-sign-up-button Aerobotics]<BR> | [https://www.aerobotics.com/?identifier=default-sign-up-button Aerobotics]<BR> | ||
− | [ | + | [https://eguide.io/ Electricity Growth and Use in Developing Economies (e-GUIDE) Initiative] uses deep learning, data analytics, and satellite imagery to predict energy demand and consumption. <BR> |
− | [ | + | [https://www.fenixintl.com/ Fenix International] uses predictive analytics to lend money to those who previously lacked financial services.<BR> |
+ | [https://www.heptanalytics.com/ Hepta Analytics]<BR> | ||
[https://www.icow.co.ke/ iCow] expert information on good farming practices accessed through SMS alerts <BR> | [https://www.icow.co.ke/ iCow] expert information on good farming practices accessed through SMS alerts <BR> | ||
[https://www.mfarm.co.ke/ M-Farm] connects farmers with local buyers and provides a real-time virtual marketplace<BR> | [https://www.mfarm.co.ke/ M-Farm] connects farmers with local buyers and provides a real-time virtual marketplace<BR> | ||
+ | [[File:new.jpg]] [https://nottoafrica.com/ 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. <BR> | ||
+ | [https://iasystems.co.za/ Professional Drone Services and Analytics]<BR> | ||
[https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR> | [https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR> | ||
− | [https://www. | + | [https://ventureburn.com/2017/04/five-artificial-intelligence-startups-africa-look-2017/ Six artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for]<BR> |
+ | [https://smileidentity.com/ Smile Identity] Real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) identity verification, user onboarding, and user authentication across Africa. <BR> | ||
+ | [http://www.thirdeyewater.com/ Third Eye Water]<BR> | ||
+ | [https://charisuas.com/ Charis UAS] Unmanned Aerial Solutions<BR> | ||
[https://www.ubenwa.ai/ Ubenwa] a mobile app that analyses the cry sounds of a newborn to detect early signs of perinatal asphyxia - a leading cause of neonatal disability and death <BR> | [https://www.ubenwa.ai/ Ubenwa] a mobile app that analyses the cry sounds of a newborn to detect early signs of perinatal asphyxia - a leading cause of neonatal disability and death <BR> | ||
+ | [http://ulima.co/ Ulima] all-in-one app for pre- to post-harvest farming, providing tailored and step-by-step assistance to farmers<BR> | ||
===AI Research Organizations=== | ===AI Research Organizations=== | ||
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Others are highlighted in an invited talk "[http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/Africa_Embraces_AI.pdf Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning]" (300 MB) given at [https://clawar.org/icres2020/ ICRES 2020], the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards, Taipei, September 2020. | Others are highlighted in an invited talk "[http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/Africa_Embraces_AI.pdf Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning]" (300 MB) given at [https://clawar.org/icres2020/ ICRES 2020], the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards, Taipei, September 2020. | ||
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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 Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira, O. Tokhi eds. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering. Springer (forthcoming).<BR> |
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Contents
General Articles on AI in Africa
Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa: It All Turns on Trust C. Delmus Alupo, D. Omeiza, and D. Vernon, in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira (Ed.), Springer (in press)
The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)
Look to Africa to advance artificial intelligence Nature 562, 461 (2018)
Artificial Intelligence Hits African Companies
AI & Global Governance: AI in Africa is a Double-Edged Sword
The future of AI: Why Google is betting big on Africa
Artificial Intelligence – how can it benefit Africa?
Google AI in Ghana
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa, also at IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019
Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning, Invited talk at the Int. Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards (ICRES 2020) NB: 300 MB
Michel Bezy's Blog on ICT in Africa
Research Funding Opportunities
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
Robotics in Africa
Robotics in Education in Africa Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University, Ghana, Plenary speaker at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent ?
African countries are importing robots and young people's jobs are at risk
Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)
IRCAD in the press
Pan-African Robotics Competition
Robotics for Kids
Fundi Bots robotics for kids classes, motivating STEM education generally
MIT-Africa Robotics Boot Camp
Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda
Robofest 2019
All-girls robotics team from Ghana wins World Robofest Championship in the U.S.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019.
African Robotics Network (AFRON)
Telemedicine
Babyl digital health service provider in Rwanda.
Economic Policy and Impact
Additive manufacturing: Implications for African economies
The Fourth Industrial Revolution - what it means and how to respond
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?
Robotics and AI Education in Africa
ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AIMMI)
AI Saturdays Abuja
AI Saturdays Lagos
Deep Learning Indaba
Carnegie Mellon University Africa website and video
Creativity Lab STEM education using robots
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
Aerobotics
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
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
Ryonic Robotics
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 - a leading cause of neonatal disability and death
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
Microsoft Africa Research Institute (MARI), Nairobi, Kenya.
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 (forthcoming).