Africa IoT & AI Challenge is a regional capacity-building and pre-incubation program for Senior University Students and Startups that have innovative ideas in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related fields to enable and leverage a smart future. The challenge is not just a competition, it’s a digital transformation movement, that’s why it delivers training and workshops to the participants and provides them with all the needed support. After the training, participants compete in local finals, then winners from each country get qualified to the regional finals to compete for the African title.
The challenge is co-organized by several national and international partners like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with its dedicated society for Technology and Engineering Management (IEEE TEMS), and different universities, corporates and governmental entities in Africa. The program unites the resources and experiences of the organizers and their respective partners to avail all the required materials, mentors and expertise to the participating projects.
Minimum viable products (MVP) in Automotive, Energy, Healthcare, Education, Smart Manufacturing, Retail & E-commerce, Smart Buildings, Smart Homes, Smart Agriculture, Smart Transportation, FinTech and others
1. University students with graduation projects
2. Startups in the field of IOT & AI
Lira University
Ndejje University
Bugema University
Datamine Technical Business School