Data science/Machine Learning in Africa

Data science/Machine Learning in Africa

Discuss potential disruptions Data science and Machine Learning in particular will bring to the African continent. Discuss in depth both the positive and/or negative impacts such disruptions will have on sectors such as: – Healthcare – Manufacturing – Transportation – Financial Services – Information Technology – And more Discuss disruptions already occurring in sectors mentioned above. Discuss how this will/might positively influence the development of the African continent and to what extent it’s already doing so. Discuss what countries of the African continent need to do today to take full advantage of such disruptions and make it sustainable? What are the challenges and opportunities (Finances, skill shortage, Education, Infrastructure, leadership, Politics/policies…etc). What countries are best positioned to be at the forefront of the data revolution in Africa? Why? In what sector will they be most successful? Why?