Global Centre for Information Technology Empowerment

06/19/2023

🚀 It's happening THIS WEEK! The ACM Students Chapter at the Wentworth School of Computing & Data Science, together with the AI and Multimedia Systems (AIMS) Lab, invite you to immerse yourself in the world of VR at our VR Jam (Summer 2023 edition) on 23rd-24th June! Dive in, learn, collaborate, and enjoy free food! All passionate students welcome, regardless of course or level. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eWw_gg6p . For more info, check out the website: https://lnkd.in/ewNtCj8t or contact organizers: Yetunde Folajimi, Mehmet Ergezer, Salem Othman, Tommy Nguyen, Frank Kreimendahl, Micah Schuster, Gyllinsky, Deligiannidis See you in the VR realm! 🎮🎉

06/19/2023

12/02/2022

Do you want to know more about the opportunities provided for potential African students and collaborators at the Wentworth School of Computing and Data Science? Join us for our Virtual Open House for Africa to find out more! Be sure to also sign up for our AI workshop to learn hands-on basics of data science, machine learning, and natural language processing from our experienced faculty.. For more information and registration, cantina.cs.wit.edu/~aig/aiworkshop

03/27/2022

GaSI 2022 has been rescheduled for April 30 to May 28, 2022, to allow secondary students that are currently writing exams to benefit from the program.
GaSI 2022 (Virtual) is organized in collaboration with researchers from Nigeria and United States to empower senior secondary/high school and undergraduate students on the fundamentals of design thinking, game design, and analysis using StudyCrafter, a free engine for creating, playing, sharing, and analyzing gamified projects.
In recognition of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day (IWD) 2022, the theme for GaSI 2022 is .
Every Saturday, for 4 weeks, participants will learn design thinking, game design, and data analysis by working collaboratively in teams to create social impact games on a topic of interest to address the challenges of women's empowerment and equity in Africa.
All participants will receive free mobile data (up to 10gb internet plan) if they successfully complete the program
Program highlights:
- Learn the fundamentals of design thinking, game design, and analysis
- Learn how to create social impact games using Study Crafter
- Join a team and learn collaboration skills
- Pick a topic of interest
- Gamify your idea by creating a social impact game
- Publish your game for playtesting and data collection
- Conduct experiments by analyzing your game data
- work under the guidance of a GGC Mentor through the program
Participation is free but space is limited. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate
Application deadline: April 21, 2022, at 11:59pm, Nigeria time

A virtual training on design thinking, game development and analysis for senior secondary/High school and undergraduate students from Nigeria

03/14/2022

Are you a senior secondary or undergraduate student interested in learning about design thinking, game development, and analysis?
The Geek Girls Collaborative is excited to announce the inaugural Game for Social Impact (GaSI) Bootcamp 2022; a free game development and analysis training event for senior secondary school and undergraduate students from Nigeria
Every Saturday from 1pm - 3pm Nigeria time (virtual)
​March 26 - April 23, 2021
Deadline for application: March 21, 2022
Space is limited. Only shortlisted candidates will be selected
Visit the website for more information and application form: https://www.computergeeky.org/gasi.html

A virtual training on design thinking, game development and analysis for senior secondary/High school and undergraduate students from Nigeria

01/18/2022

Are you a passionate person who has worked on programs empowering women and girls in developing communities? If you are interested in artificial intelligence and female empowerment, we'd love to hear from you!
Our goal is to provide a free platform for individuals and organizations in who want to share their stories and get recognized for their contributions in strengthening girls and women involvement in AI, especially in emerging communities. You can get involved today by telling us about your work, to be publicized on our website for a global audience to acknowledge and learn from your experience. We will also showcase selected submissions at the AI for Girls (AI4G) Workshop, as part of the Diversity and Inclusion Activities of the 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-22).
Share your stories, experiences and learnings by filling the form on the website

Are you a passionate person who has worked on programs empowering women and girls in developing communities? If you are interested in artificial intelligence and female empowerment, we'd love to...

01/10/2022

The Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to present your work at the International Workshop on the Social Impact of AI for Africa (SIAIA-22).
SIAIA is a half-day virtual event at the thirty-sixth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-22), to provide an avenue for researchers, students, educators, and individuals or organizations working to advance AI in Africa to engage in discussions regarding the social impact of AI in Africa. The inaugural SIAIA will be held as a part of the AAAI-22 Diversity and Inclusion Activities during the AAAI-22 conference, which will be held as a virtual event from Feb. 22 to Mar 1, 2022: https://aaai.org/.../AAA.../diversity-and-inclusion-program/
More information about the event is available at the program website, https://sites.google.com/wit.edu/siaia/
We appreciate your remarkably busy schedule and hope you will be able to join us at this important event. If you are unable to attend, we would appreciate it if you could recommend someone who could, or if you can submit an abstract, white, or full paper of your work to be featured as part of the workshop proceedings.
The deadline for paper submissions is January 30, 2022.
Outlined below are related topics outlined in the call for presentation. Please feel free to share the information with your colleagues:
• AI curriculum in African institutions
• AI tools for empowering African communities
• Strategies for organizing AI workshops and conferences (technical/educational) in Africa
• AI training events in African communities
• AI jobs in Africa, including managing startups and recruitment
• AI, machine learning and data science or other related activities for Africa
• AI activities for kids and teenagers in Africa
• AI for minorities and vulnerable groups in Africa
• Bridging the gender divide in AI in Africa
• Applications of AI, including healthcare, education, finance, transportation, and agriculture, governance, in Africa 2.
Kindly email [email protected] or visit the program website if you have any concerns or want further information.
We look forward to meeting you "virtually" at the event.
Yetunde Folajimi, Memo Ergezer, Salem Othman (Program Committee)

The lack of diversity and scarcity of data regarding Artificial intelligence and its impact in developing countries, especially in Africa has been receiving attention in recent years. The International Workshop on Social Impact of AI for Africa (SIAIA-22) is a half-day event at AAAI-22 to provide an...

01/09/2022

The Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to present your work at the International Workshop on the Social Impact of AI for Africa (SIAIA-22).

SIAIA is a half-day virtual event at the thirty-sixth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-22), to provide an avenue for researchers, students, educators, and individuals or organizations working to advance AI in Africa to engage in discussions regarding the social impact of AI in Africa. The inaugural SIAIA will be held as a part of the AAAI-22 Diversity and Inclusion Activities during the AAAI-22 conference, which will be held as a virtual event from Feb. 22 to Mar 1, 2022: https://aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI-22/diversity-and-inclusion-program/

More information about the event is available at the program website, https://sites.google.com/wit.edu/siaia/

We appreciate your remarkably busy schedule and hope you will be able to join us at this important event. If you are unable to attend, we would appreciate it if you could recommend someone who could, or if you can submit an abstract, white, or full paper of your work to be featured as part of the workshop proceedings.

The deadline for paper submissions is January 30, 2022.

Outlined below are related topics outlined in the call for presentation. Please feel free to share the information with your colleagues:
• AI curriculum in African institutions
• AI tools for empowering African communities
• Strategies for organizing AI workshops and conferences (technical/educational) in Africa
• AI training events in African communities
• AI jobs in Africa, including managing startups and recruitment
• AI, machine learning and data science or other related activities for Africa
• AI activities for kids and teenagers in Africa
• AI for minorities and vulnerable groups in Africa
• Bridging the gender divide in AI in Africa
• Applications of AI, including healthcare, education, finance, transportation, and agriculture, governance, in Africa 2.

Kindly email [email protected] or visit the program website if you have any concerns or want further information.

Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Sponsorship Registration Hotel and Travel Program AAAI-22 Accepted Papers – Main/AISI Tracks Demonstration Diversity and Inclusion Doctoral Consortium EAAI-22 IAAI-22 Invited Speakers Senior Member Track Student Abstract a...

11/18/2021

American Association for Artificial Intelligence announces the inaugural International Workshop on Social Impact of AI for Africa (SIAIA-22)! Individuals or organizations working to advance AI in Africa are encouraged to submit papers by Dec. 19, 2021. See https://cutt.ly/siaia for details

The lack of diversity and scarcity of data regarding Artificial intelligence and its impact in developing countries, especially in Africa has been receiving attention in recent years. The International Workshop on Social Impact of AI for Africa (SIAIA-22) is a half-day event at AAAI-22 to provide an...