For centuries, women have made significant contributions to the field of science. They’ve discovered life-saving remedies, devised world-altering inventions, and produced far-reaching research, but in many cases their invaluable advances are minimized or neglected. For too long, the STEM fields have been shaped by gender biases that exclude women and girls, past,…...
Young Africans benefit from $500,000 Scholarship funding under the Africa Industrial Internet Programme
GE will give 10 full scholarships for the current cohort PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, February 7, 2020/ -- General Electric (NYSE: GE) (www.GE.com) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the kick-off of the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping young Africans…...
#TheWorkPlan2019: How Rise Networks Is Leading Nigeria Into Fourth Industrial Revolution
Rise Networks, a Social Enterprise, the first & the notably the biggest Policy focused Program on ‘The Future of Work & The 4th Industrial Revolution in Africa’ powered by local content to upskill Nigeria’s Successor Generation tagged, “#TheWorkPlan2019” . The event held on December 17, 2019 recorded over 2000 attendees. …...
3 Ideas Emerge For Finals In The 2019 Rise Networks AI Ideathon
Friday, December 13, 2019 was the day for Semi Finals for the 1st Artificial Intelligence Ideathon in Nigeria hosted by Rise Networks with the sponsorship support of Terragon Group, Bluechip Technologies, KMPG and Afex Nigeria. The Ideathon is a major paradigm shift from the regular hackathon and/or pitch programs in the sense…...
Rise Networks Announces 14 Semi-Finalists In The 2019 Artificial Intelligence Ideathon
Rise Labs by Rise Networks, Nigeria’s first AI powered Learning, Research and Work Readiness Centre based in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has announced the emergence of fourteen (14) semi-finalists for its Artificial Intelligence Ideathon competition. The Rise Labs in partnership with KPMG, BusinessDay, Terragon, TechEconomy.ng, TechCabal, TechNext and other Key Private Sector Stakeholders launched the Nation’s…...
SME Funding, Mentoring, Entertainment! Lagos Youth Week 2018 was focused on Spotlighting Lagos & its Young People
Photo: Founder of Rise Networks, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunisiji, Slim Case and the Rise Networks team. Lagos Youth Week 2018 brought together young people from different areas of Lagos State from Monday, August 6thth to Sunday, August 12th 2018 for a week of business funding, deep insight, talks, networking and so much…...
Rise Networks announces THE WORKPLAN: Africa’s Biggest Program on THE FUTURE OF WORK & THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION POWERED BY LOCAL CONTENT
With an anticipated annual labor market entry of about 11 million youths for the next 10 years, it is crucial for Nigeria and Africa to prepare our future workforce to stand out globally at a time when it's been predicted that automation will power 85 percent of customer service by…...
The Four Levels of Data Leadership
A Data-Driven Leader is measured and focused. A Data-Driven Leader recognizes that data connects, data drives accountability and data can be quantified. Data allows us to measure our focus. In this digital world, it may be the only way to truly know your customer, your product and your market. According to IBM, there are the four levels in data…...
Data Science Books you should read in 2020
Data Science is definitely one of the hottest market right now. Almost every company has a data science positions opened or is thinking about one. That means it’s the best time to become a Data Scientist or hone your skills if you’re already one and want to level up to more senior…...
New AI System Predicts Seizures With Near-Perfect Accuracy
For the roughly 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy, the exchange of electrical signals between cells in their brain can sometimes go haywire and cause a seizure often with little to no warning. Two researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have developed a new AI-powered model that can predict…...