The world’s first ‘humanoid’ robot Sophia will grace the first Artificial Intelligence Show in Nairobi.
This will be during, Trescon’s World Artificial Intelligence Show which will be taking place in Nairobi from 21st – 22nd of March 2019.
The show aims to address the rising interest in innovative technologies for multiple countries across the African continent.
According to Trescon, countries in Africa including South Africa, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, have voiced their support and admiration for Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta ‘Big 4’ initiatives.
Trescon said it’s looking to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Robotics into Food Security, Affordable Housing, Manufacturing and Public Healthcare.
Kenya is one of the countries in Africa that is exploring the adoption of innovative technologies into sectors such as Healthcare Management, Public Transportation, Banking & Financial Services and Agriculture.
“The AI and Blockchain Task Force of Kenya is implementing radial changes in the education sector to boost national learning capabilities” said Michael Onyango, a member of the taskforce mandated to publish a roadmap for distributed ledger and AI for the country.
The task force primary objective is making Kenya a leader in job creation through the big four agenda.
Onyango said the task force has concluded their initial research and will soon be releasing the report to the public.
Mohammed Saleem, CEO of Trescon, said that the rate of adoption of innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has helped businesses across the globe become more efficient and transparent.
“Countries in Africa that suffer from extreme poverty and business mismanagement will benefit the most from these futuristic technologies. Keeping this in mind, we are hosting the World AI Show in Kenya because the local economy in the country is slowly imbibing these advancements, and this summit could just be the push it requires” he said.
The event will be exploring relevant topics surrounding AI, ML and Robotics based technologies through a series of interactive panel discussions, tech-talks and keynote presentations.