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Firm Trains 200 People On Artificial Intelligence
Strategic Business Techspace (SBT), an Artificial Intelligence company, has trained more than 200 youths in emerging technologies to boost the growth of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Africa’s economy, particularly in Nigeria.
The company, in partnership with an award-winning organisation in Conversational Artificial Intelligence, embarked on training of individuals and organisations to boost Nigerian economy in particular.
Chief Technical Officer, Strategic Business Techspace (SBT), Mr. David Mba, said the training was part of the company’s commitment to the growth of emerging technologies in Africa.
The Tide’s source reports that SBT had organised its fourth edition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (1OT) Summit, with the theme ‘Emerging Technologies And Innovations in Africa by Africans’.
Mba said at the summit that the trainings had been in various forms, from bootcamp for students to trainings for individuals and organisations.
He hinted that the training was part of the company’s objectives of achieving a digitally literate population in Africa, and Nigeria in particular.
According to him, the training will still be organised, especially the bootcamp, until the objective of achieving a relatively digital economy is achieved.
“SBT is committed to contributing to the growth of emerging technologies and innovation space in Africa.
“The benefits of the summit and training include individual’s learning of emerging technologies that evolve and change business and workplace narratives.
“It availed organisations opportunity to measure their digital strategy through Gartner’s Digital Execution Score Card,’’ he said.
Mbah, emphasised that there was no specific number of people targeted for the training.