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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

AFRICA - 5,000 PhD scholars to meet Africa’s growing AI needs [University World News, February 2022]

Title: 
5,000 PhD scholars to meet Africa’s growing AI needs  
 
Author: 
Eve Ruwoko  
 
Published: 
University World News, 1 February 2022 
 
From the article: 
If Africa wants to tap into the benefits of the digital economy to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), at least 5,000 PhD scholars in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning must be cultivated over the next five years, according to Professor Tom Ogada, executive director of the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS).