10:10 - 11:10
How African Startups Are Driving AI Adoption with Minimal Resources
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
This session highlights the ingenious strategies of African startups that are integrating AI into their solutions despite limited resources. Through concrete examples, participants will discover how to do a lot with a little through creativity, collaboration, and accessible tools.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
In a context of limited resources, African startups are doubling down on their ingenuity to leverage artificial intelligence. They are proving that it is possible to innovate, optimize, and grow by using AI in a pragmatic and targeted manner.
On the program:
- Frugal Innovation Models: How to Launch AI Solutions Without Big Budgets or Heavy Infrastructure
- Intelligent use of free or open source resources: Frameworks, APIs, low-code/no-code tools, public data.
- Strategic partnerships: Collaborations with universities, incubators, tech hubs and NGOs to pool skills and resources.
- “Problem-first” approach: Focus on cases where AI has been used to meet specific local needs (health, agriculture, informal finance, etc.).
- Inspiring Stories: African startup founders will share how they integrated AI step by step, without massive fundraising.
This session will be particularly useful for project leaders, developers, product managers and ecosystem stakeholders seeking to adopt a realistic AI approach adapted to the African context.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
- Learn how to build AI solutions with limited resources.
- Identify free tools and resources to get started quickly.
- Discover effective strategies for collaboration and mutual aid.
- Draw inspiration from concrete cases of African startups that have successfully integrated AI.
- Leave with practical ideas for integrating AI into your project today.