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Tekedia Institute Hires Head, Strategic Partnerships

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Tekedia Institute is expanding and we are bringing many people onboard. I want to introduce Nnamdi Odumody as the Head of our Strategic Partnerships. Yes, the Tekedia mini-MBA broke all our enrollment models; we expected 25 participants but received in the first three days 250 participants. Today, we think there is a need in the market to help prepare innovators for our economies. So, we are building a team to make the products better. In the next batch, delivery will improve significantly across all metrics.

Nnamdi, a graduate of King’s College Lagos and Covenant University, and a Director in Disruptive Africa, will work to bring more companies who are increasingly signing up for private innovation sessions dedicated to their staff under our facilitation. The Tekedia General Management Program and Tekedia Advanced General Management are company-specific unlike Tekedia mini-MBA which is open and agnostic of sector or firm.

Nnamdi is well connected with innovation players in Lagos. He will also coordinate our Tekedia Innovation Summit, an innovation festival designed for our participants. We enter the digital classroom with humility, understanding that we cannot know the deep specificity of what you do. But in that humility is a system we have designed and perfected which can help you. 

Request a brochure today at tekedia@fasmicro.com

Tekedia Innovation Summit, Lagos Coming in Q4 2020

Business Growth and Disruptive Innovation – AI & Blockchain [Video Intro]

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Good People, Week 4 materials “Business Growth and Disruptive Innovation – AI & Blockchain” are live in the Digital Board of Tekedia. We have Toyin Arowolo and Uche Uchibeke handling the session. I am sharing my video introduction of the week here for all. The written materials, session videos and challenge assignments are there. Ada (a digital doctor), Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Lowe’s (a hardware store), Buycoins Africa, Royal Bank of Canada, Infoprive (a cybersecurity firm) and Circle (fintech) are used in pulses and cases. Visit the Board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCyVclLd1rE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.tekedia.com/dboard/

98% Data Scientists Believe Artificial Intelligence Has a Future in Ibadan

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As cities in Nigeria continue witnessing growth in data science learning and data usage, the preliminary results of our study on Ibadan have indicated that the city remains one of the cities in the South-West region that would continue to witness massive development in learning and use of data to solve numerous socioeconomic and political problems.

This is gleaned from the view of 98% emerging data scientists out of 51 sampled by our team for the forthcoming report titled Ibadan Data Economy and Emerging Data Scientists. Out of this percent, 56.9% held strong conviction that data science is pervading business and public affairs in the city, 51% held strong conviction that professional level course should be flexible and responsive, while 45.1% held strong conviction that data science academic courses/training may need to be industry-approved and accredited.

Exhibit 1: Sectors Data Scientists Have Worked

Source: Ibadan Data Economy and Emerging Data Scientists Survey, 2019; Infoprations Analysis, 2020

Our analysis also reveals that 76.5% agreed that coordination is needed between and universities. The sampled data scientists have worked in various sectors within and outside the city. Over 39% have worked in education sector, 13.7% in banking sector, 11.8% in agriculture sector, 7.8% in health sector, 5.9% in insurance, and oil and gas sectors respectively. Over 25% have gained foundational and advanced knowledge and skills, accessed a wide range of data on socioeconomic and political issues in the state and in Nigeria in general.

They have equally participated in local and international data science competitions. More than 23% have acquired foundational knowledge and skills, 9.8% have had foundational knowledge and skills including advanced professional skills. Further details of the study will be released in a report expected to be fore-worded by a seasoned professional in data economy and artificial intelligence, our analyst notes.

 

My Conversation with Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore

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I received a question yesterday in the Board which I’d also asked former U.S. Vice President Al Gore in a breakfast years ago: how do you get foreign companies to obey Nigerian laws just as they obey American laws? I had challenged Mr. Al Gore that his climate campaign was unbalanced with the rascality in the Nigerian delta where some foreign oil companies pollute, and do things they can never do in America.

Al apologized and dropped a line: unless Nigeria fixes its laws and enforcement, companies will always look for the weakest links! Yes, at the end, you sleep on your bed, the way you make it. Oil majors will not help you fix your nation; it is your responsibility to get them to order.

 

I Spoke With Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore

 

Covid -19: Protect Yourself With Science-Backed Information

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Our portfolio company, Curis AI Inc, San Francisco, USA led by Dr. Jerry Abrahamson has produced a 56-page handbook on Covid-19. Curis works with clients (law enforcement, military, clinics, etc) to support their patients’ healthcare needs via proprietary AR/VR devices  loaded with exclusive contents. They are serving clients around the United States and beyond, on this virus emergency, guiding them via AR/VR on coronavirus health concerns. Read the document (pdf) our team has produced on this healthcare challenge.