Data Science Nigeria
A Nigerian nonprofit democratizing AI by training a million African AI talents and building homegrown AI solutions.
To accelerate Africa's social and economic development through the solution-oriented application of machine learning and AI, and to galvanize a data science knowledge revolution in Nigeria and beyond. Data Science Nigeria aims to build a pool of one million AI talents and use that talent to build AI solutions that improve lives across emerging markets.
AI areas they serve
Areas of Focus
AI and data science talent development
Bootcamps and inter-campus ML competitions
AI research and incubation (AI hub/lab)
AI for social and economic development
Inclusive and homegrown AI solutions
STEM and youth empowerment
AI Impact Areas
Upcoming Goals
Train one million AI talents to put Africa on the global AI map
Build AI solutions to improve lives across emerging markets
Expand AI research, incubation, and youth innovation
Strengthen Africa’s homegrown AI capacity
2019: Founder Olubayo Adekanmbi won the Wangari Maathai Impact Award for training African data scientists in ML/AI
2016: Founded in Lagos by Olubayo Adekanmbi, beginning with free AI bootcamps across Nigeria
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