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| − | [https:// | + | '''General Articles on AI in Africa''' |
| − | [https:// | + | [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. | + | [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07104-7 Look to Africa to advance artificial intelligence] Nature 562, 461 (2018) <BR> |
| − | [https:// | + | [https://www.theafricareport.com/833/artificial-intelligence-hits-african-companies/ Artificial Intelligence Hits African Companies]<BR> |
| − | [https:// | + | [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> |
| − | [ | + | [https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/africa-ai-google The future of AI: Why Google is betting big on Africa] <BR> |
| − | [https:// | + | [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> | ||
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[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:// | + | [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://www.ircad.africa/ Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)]<BR> | [http://www.ircad.africa/ Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)]<BR> | ||
[http://rwandatoday.africa/news/Govt-plans-to-build-robotics-cancer-training-centre/4383214-5030620-3ua2nu/index.html IRCAD in the press]<BR> | [http://rwandatoday.africa/news/Govt-plans-to-build-robotics-cancer-training-centre/4383214-5030620-3ua2nu/index.html IRCAD in the press]<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> | ||
[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:// | + | [https://www.robofest.net/index.php/current-competitions/world-championship Robofest 2019]<BR> |
| − | [https:// | + | [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.] |
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| + | '''Economic Policy and Impact''' | ||
| + | [https://unctad.org/fr/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1369 Robots and industrialization in developing countries - summary]<BR> | ||
| + | [https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/presspb2016d6_en.pdf Robots and industrialization in developing countries - report]<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.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> | ||
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[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> | ||
| + | [https://set.odi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SET_Future-of-manufacturing_Brief_Final.pdf Digitalisation and the future of African manufacturing: Briefing paper]<BR> | ||
| + | [https://set.odi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SET_Digitalisation-and-future-of-African-manufacturing_Final.pdf Digitalisation and the future of African manufacturing.] <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> | [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> |
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| − | [https://www. | + | '''Robotics and AI Education in Africa''' |
| − | [https://www. | + | [https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences-videos/icra-videos/824490.html ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR> |
| − | [https:// | + | [https://aimsammi.org/ African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AIMMI)] |
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| + | '''Drones in Africa''' | ||
| + | [https://www.tralac.org/documents/news/1978-drones-on-the-horizon-transforming-africa-s-agriculture-nepad-2018.html Drones on the Horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture]<BR> | ||
| + | [https://www.rti.org/impact/using-satellite-images-and-artificial-intelligence-improve-agricultural-resilience AI and remote sensing in agriculture] <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> | ||
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[https://ventureburn.com/2017/04/five-artificial-intelligence-startups-africa-look-2017/ 6 artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for]<BR> | [https://ventureburn.com/2017/04/five-artificial-intelligence-startups-africa-look-2017/ 6 artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for]<BR> | ||
| + | [https://charisuas.com/ Charis UAS] Unmanned Aerial Solutions<BR> | ||
| + | [https://iasystems.co.za/ Professional Drone Services and Analytics]<BR> | ||
| + | [https://www.aerobotics.com/?identifier=default-sign-up-button Aerobotics]<BR> | ||
| + | [http://www.thirdeyewater.com/ Third Eye Water]<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> | [http://ulima.co/ Ulima] all-in-one app for pre- to post-harvest farming, providing tailored and step-by-step assistance to farmers<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> | ||
| + | [https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR> | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 17 October 2019
General Articles on AI in Africa
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 in Africa
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
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.
Economic Policy and Impact
Robots and industrialization in developing countries - summary
Robots and industrialization in developing countries - report
The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Automation and the Future of Economic Development, Work, and Wages in Developing Countries
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
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)
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
AI-related Companies and Applications
6 artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for
Charis UAS Unmanned Aerial Solutions
Professional Drone Services and Analytics
Aerobotics
Third Eye Water
Ulima all-in-one app for pre- to post-harvest farming, providing tailored and step-by-step assistance to farmers
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
Ryonic Robotics
