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Microsoft Ensures Kenyans Benefit from Artificial Intelligence

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04/23/2019
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In recent times, artificial intelligence has been adopted by many corporations to automate business processes. Microsoft has partnered with Strathmore University and Access Partnership to launch an event series, “AI for Good”, to avail AI services and products to individuals and organizations in Kenya. This was announced at Strathmore University Law School’s Microsoft Policy Innovation Center.

We, alongside @StrathU and @acessAlerts are launching the ‘AI for Good’ event series, aimed to explore how Kenya can optimize AI to positively impact economic and social growth, development, and inclusion. #AIForGood #AIinAfrica pic.twitter.com/CmCUZMjXMd

— Microsoft EastAfrica (@Microsoftea) April 17, 2019


See also: Africa is Embracing Artificial Intelligence To Optimize Business Processes


Access Partnership is a public policy firm that monitors and analyses business risks for technology organizations while Strathmore University is a leading business school in Kenya.

Microsoft enables digital transformation to empower individuals and organizations to thrive in this rapidly developing world.

They seek to drive conversations around AI and exploit its potentials to solve challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of artificial intelligence will promote technological advancement in Africa.

At the meeting, the Government Affairs Manager at Microsoft Middle East and Africa, Ahmed El Essawi, mentioned that AI has the potential to drive the sectors of Government services, financial inclusion, agriculture and the health sector. AI will foster automation, innovations and the general flow of work in these sectors.

"AI has the potential to drive four key sectors in Kenya: Government services, Financial inclusion, Agriculture and the Health sector" @Sebuhhaileleul #AIForGood #AIinAfrica

— Microsoft EastAfrica (@Microsoftea) April 17, 2019

Kenyan entrepreneurs and organizations will be empowered with digital tools to be able to compete at the global level. Winnie Karanu, Business Development and Program Manager at Microsoft said that the successful implementation of the series of planned events will depend on the government efforts towards fostering collaboration among policy-makers. She added that Kenya will reap the benefits of “a vibrant AI ecosystem” when implemented.

In agriculture, farmers can detect crop diseases with the use of mobile applications that can detect the type of disease. There is also an improvement in the automation of services to relieve workers in the healthcare sector. Policymakers will have to consider the wider impacts of AI and implement policies accordingly.

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