Building Nigeria's Artificial Intelligence Unicorns: How to build scalable startups leveraging AI and Exponential technologies
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According to Techpoint, “Nigerian startups raised $219 m in Q1 2021. To support AI-enabled startups in the continent, DSN AI Startup lab is organizing the AI Startup summit, an opportunity to learn and interact with industry experts in exponential technology, and startup investment.
Register to attend the DSN AI Startup Summit: Building Nigeria's Artificial Intelligence Unicorns: How to build scalable startups leveraging AI and Exponential technologies with Anitha Vadavatha, CEO/Founder AB Plus ventures, and Samuel Odeloye, CEO, RoadPreppers .
Date: 21st September 2021
Time: 5 PM WAT
Register here bit.ly/aistartupsummit
Bring DSN AI+ to your City or Campus
We are excited to inform you our AI+ Communities are now expanding and spreading to every city and tertiary institution in Nigeria and even beyond the borders of Nigeria.
Do you have a passion for building Artificial Intelligence talents and spreading AI knowledge, or do you know anyone who does? We seek passionate and skilled individuals to lead AI+ Communities in campuses and cities, in Nigeria, Africa and across the world!
All details on roles, expectations and how to volunteer can be found here: https://bit.ly/AIPlus_Champion
Join us to build #1million_AI_talents_in_10_years.
Hurray! Data Science Nigeria Gets Global Recognition from Data.org
Data Science Nigeria recently got recognized by a Data.org. The organization was recognized under three themes – Solution Designer, Community Builder, and Data / AI Talent trainer.
The recognition is coming at a time when Data.org , the worlds leading AI and Data for social good platform has just received its global data for good landscape report based on extensive research.
Speaking on the recognition, Convener, Data Science Nigeria Dr. Bayo Adekanmbi expressed satisfaction about the impact of Data Science in the AI / Data Science space. “We are the only group in Africa and all emerging markets that fit this unique position. We keep growing global for more impact’’ He said.
Click here to read more.
Become a Community Champion
Do you have a passion for building Artificial Intelligence talents and spreading AI knowledge? Volunteer today to lead an AI+ Community in your campus or city, anywhere around the world, and join us to build #1million_AI_talents_in_10_years.
We seek passionate and skilled individuals to lead AI+ Communities in campuses and cities, in Nigeria, Africa, and across the world! Read more and volunteer here: https://bit.ly/AIPlus_Champion
Join In The AI Pre-Bootcamp Classes
The 2021 AI Pre-Bootcamp which began on the 12th of August 2021 is gaining momentum. Already, there are learners from 27 countries who are presently are participating in the #AIBootcamp2021 preparation.
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Register To Learn Data Science For Marketing in 3 Weeks
Marketing is changing right in front of our eyes, and that transformation is being led by data. Modern marketers have to understand data and analytics like never before.
Discover how to use Data and Business Intelligence tools to understand your market target, pricing, and strategies that will drive quick and insightful decision-making for your business.
Register now at https://bit.ly/DSNtraining For more inquiries, email us at training@datascinecenigeria.ai
Date: 11 Sept - 25 Sept 2021 (3 Saturdays)
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
The session will be hosted onsite and online.
Register For The Indaba X Nigeria Event
The Deep Learning Indaba is the annual meeting of the African Machine Learning Community, which started in 2017 in South Africa. IndabaX, the Nigerian version of the main Indaba, will hold in Nigeria from 24th – 25th September 2021. Themed 'Localizing AI In Nigeria'
The event aims to bring together over 1000 members of Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence community.
Is Your Child's School Enrolled for Our AI+ Club Yet?
The AI+ Club is about creativity and innovation, where students are equipped with knowledge on Python programming, Artificial intelligence, and Robotics.
Download the AI+ club brochure: https://bit.ly/aiclubforschool
Scholarships
International scholarship at Florida Tech Athletic in USA
Dal-Sasso Family scholarships 2021 at Monash University Australia
Presidents international excellence awards 2021 at Texas AM University USA
Commonwealth short story prize writing contest for unpublished short fiction
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Job opportunities
Co-founder Project Damian at Founders Factory Africa,
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Go To Market Youtube Marketing at Google Nigeria
Strategic Partner- Development Manager Search at Google Nigeria
Software Engineer Testbase at Microsoft Nigeria
TechNews
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Fintech Startup-E4 Announces Girls In STEM Programme
How Hybrid Cloud & AI Boost Innovation in Africa’s Banking Sector
A $400m private equity firm investing in Africa’s digital inclusion
South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform
Health-tech startup BYON8 to scale across Africa after closing $1.5M seed round
Is Big Tech Setting Africa Back?
The Many Struggles of the AI Space in Nigeria and the Lessons from Mauritius
Business & Corporate Governance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone from being purely specific to Data Scientists to being a key feature across all business sectors. Click here to learn more about how to use AI to stay competitive
Many organizations have recently experienced huge staff turnovers and are working so hard to fill the gaps these exits have created. Are new ways to fix this trend and make sure you’re properly aligned for the next industrial revolution? Click here to understand what is causing this repeated cycle and how you can fix it.
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