Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo has urged university institutions to urgently introduce their students to artificial intelligence (AI) to enable the country to compete with other African nations and the world in the race to revolutionize sustainable development.
Owalo made the appeal today in Migori County during the official opening of a two-day international multi-disciplinary conference at Rongo University.
In his keynote address under the theme; "Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and innovation for sustainable Future and Advancing Global Resilience," Owalo the country's higher education entities to fast-track AI in their curriculums in order to realise an African-driven Agenda grounded in ethics, inclusion, and relevance to local realities. "We live in a time of rapid and constant change.
Our economies, our societies, and even the way we live our daily lives are being reshaped by digital technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence, or AI," said Owalo who was the Chief Guest at the conference.
