American tech giant, Microsoft has announced its plan to invest over one million dollars to deepen artificial intelligence (AI) training for Nigerians within the next three year.
This was announced by Ola Williams, the country manager of Microsoft, Nigeria & Ghana, in the company of Lillian Barnard, president, Microsoft Africa at the ongoing Microsoft AI Tour in Lagos, Nigeria
Williams stressed that the investment is line with Microsoft’s mission to empower individuals and organizations with digital skills, ensuring Nigeria remains competitive in the global AI revolution.
“This announcement is one of the ways that we bring this mission to life. I’m thrilled. I am so delighted to announce that, as Microsoft in Nigeria, will be investing one million dollars in the next two years to empower one million Nigerians.
“This is a significant investment in our efforts to ensure that everyone has access to the right skills that they require to really not just only use AI, but to build solutions on AI, build businesses on AI that still be a sustainable means of livelihood for Nigerians.”
She thanked Microsoft for believing in Nigeria and Nigerians.
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“Thank you, Microsoft for this great investment. The truth is that Microsoft’s interest in Nigeria is beyond business. We want to impact lives and the economy positively”, the country manager said.
The AI Skill Development programme is for startups, businesses and government officials.
Also speaking, Lillian Bernard, said Microsoft has been operating on the Continent for three decades, but with a unified team, the global tech giant has opened new opportunities for partners in Africa.
“It is such a great responsibility to come to market like Nigeria to deliver this message. This is part of Microsoft’s commitment on the Continent. As technology evolves, so are the skills. Most of the jobs now are AI jobs, unfortunately there are no enough people to to handle these jobs. We believe this initiative is such a platform to upskill the people”
