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COP27 – Microsoft announces new Africa AI Innovation Council

Sylvester AddoNovember 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 Africa, General, Microsoft, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Egypt 2

Microsoft is announcing the establishment of the Africa AI Innovation Council to harness the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI) to boost climate resilience and adaptation efforts in Africa. With membership drawn from organizations led by the African Development Bank, African Risk Capacity, and African Climate Foundation. The company is

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Microsoft AI for Good Lab comes to Kenya, Egypt

Sylvester AddoNovember 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 Africa, General, Kenya, Microsoft, Microsoft Egypt, Microsoft Kenya 2

Microsoft is announcing plans to build a new team of data scientists on the ground in Africa to work to improve climate resilience, by setting up AI for Good Labs in Nairobi, Kenya, and Cairo, Egypt. This will be the company's first global expansion of the AI for Good Lab.