Google Releases N3bn Grant to Boost AI Skills, Digital Safety 

Emma Okonji

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has released a whopping N3 billion ($2.1million) to five expert Nigerian organisations to accelerate advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) skilling, foster innovation, and fortify community digital safety.

The N3 billion, which will be distributed among the five Nigerian orgnisations, will be a support to accelerate the nation’s digital transformation through a strategic, two-pillar initiative. The funding will support programmes focused on building advanced AI talent and strengthening digital safety and security within the community.

Giving details of the various involvement of the five organisations, the, Director for West Africa at Google, Mr. Olumide Balogun said FATE Foundation in collaboration with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), would embed an advanced AI curriculum into universities, while the African Technology Forum (ATF) would launch an innovation challenge to guide developers from learning to building real-world products.