Gebeya joins Microsoft ISV Success, Start-up program for Azure

Together with AWS, Microsoft, Skillsoft and other organisations Vodacom aims to bridge the digital skills gap across Africa and upskill young people.

Microsoft said the initiative planned to concentrate on critical sectors such as agriculture and financial services, as well as talent development, to drive economic growth.

Over the next ten years, the project aims to provide 100 million Africans and businesses with digital access to essential services.

The Microsoft Azure Peering Service has gone live at the IXP’s Kenyan Interconnection Hub.

Microsoft hosted a two-day hybrid event in Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa, bringing together gaming industry executives, aspiring game creators, and fans.

The company said it has already trained and deployed over 200 of its 5000 employees to "empower customers" to adopt and use Generative AI services.

Throughout the program of study, participants were assigned projects that incorporated AI, software engineering principles, and  kodern learning  methods.

Microsoft and a group of industry professionals from around the continent believe that the AI revolution is an effective tool for shaping a dignified future for work in Africa.

The purported closure of Microsoft operations in Nigeria was expected to affect approximately 200 people.

This event is for IT and business decision makers in Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Tanzania and Zambia.

The three-month program will admit 70 undergraduate and 30 graduate students.