Artificial Intelligence in Africa with Acalytica

A presentation by the #AfricanUnion (HRST) on the impact of #ArtificialIntelligence on #disaster risk reduction and prevention

Edzai Zvobwo spoke to #TshedisoKhuzwayo who is a Salesforce #expert on how they are implementing the platform and using technology to change people's lives in South Africa.

Are African nations serious about 4th Industrial Revolution? Has the 4IR idea been reduced to slogans by politicians and business leaders? Remember the year 2000 when we had Y2K. The rhetoric around 4IR has gained a lot of momentum but will this translate into tangible action that actually changes people's lives?

1. Finance: Elimination of financial intermediaries (banks, brokers, finance houses) between the suppliers of funds (savers/investors) and the users of funds (borrowers/investees). Disintermediation occurs when inflation rates are high but bank interest rates are stagnant (usually due to government control), and the bank depositors can get better returns by investing in mutual funds or in securities. When interest rates start to rise, the investors turn again into depositors and reintermediation occurs.

2. Internet: Elimination (by the online sources) of the traditional middleman the intermediary between the seller and the buyer (such as an agent, broker, or reseller), or between the source and the recipient of information (such as an agency, official, or gate keeper).

https://ict-skills-africa.org is a directory of ICT training institutions where students from all over the continent can easliy connect with service providers for learning. It is free and readily available for all.

Conversation on raising awareness of the role of cyber security in SA.

Why cyber security? What is cyber? What security?

The institutional framework. The regulatory framework.