Shaqodoon and Harhub Hosts the first IndabaX in Somaliland

By: MohamadDuale

Horndiplomat-Harhub and Shaqodoon organization in collaboration with Abaarso Tech University and Elmi Academy organized IndabaX, a one-day artificial intelligence and machine learning event that brought together tech students, researchers, academics, and tech communities and companies.

There were interactive sessions and presentations discussing the future and foundations of AI/ML. There was a panel discussion with universities and private companies on “How universities can play a role in advancing AI/ML in Somaliland”.

This opportunity provides the participants a chance to hear from artificial intelligence experts, exchange new ideas, application experiences face to face, networking, find future collaboration and explore the rapidly evolving and disruptive technology of Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence. Intelligence.

“Getting ready for the emerging future starts by talking about things. There is a lot buzz on around Artificial intelligence and machine learning, and so we need to ask ourselves is Somaliland ready for this” Khadra Ali Har Hub Manager

“Innovations like this are really inspiring to witness in our times. Here in Hargeisa, it’s important we ask ourselves how we are adapting to new technologies and whether we can start using these innovations to develop our country.”Khadra Ali Har Hub Manager added

Somaliland is lacking the inspirations to adopt emerging new technologies particularly the application of AI in improving the performance of healthcare, governance, agriculture, entertainment, and other necessary areas. The technology education at universities are poorly designed and doesn’t reflect today’s technology advancements like Artificial intelligence and it could be true that technology graduates don’t even have an idea about traditional forms of AI as opposed to modern advancement.

“Our aim is to inspire our students to imagine and innovate and to become the future creative leadership class of the Somali peninsula and the worlds.”Said Dr.Ahmed Hussein Isse President of Abaarso Tech University

” Indaba X event it allows more people to contribute to the conversation on artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives.”Said Dr. Isse

Across Somaliland, this technology has the potential to bring myriad positive changes in sectors such as health care and finance, bridging the gap between physical infrastructure inadequacies and consumer demands, education systems, governance, while freeing up more time for skilled labor and increased labor productivity.

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IndabaX

The Deep Learning Indaba 2019 is the annual meeting of the African machine learning community. The 2019 Indaba aims to see 700 members of Africa’s artificial intelligence community for a week-long event of teaching, research, exchange, and debate around the state of the art in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The mission of the Deep Learning Indaba is to Strengthen African Machine Learning.

© Horn Diplomat 2019