Tanzania Funds AI and Data Science Scholarships to Build Knowledge Economy

Tanzania is stepping up investment in artificial intelligence and data science education as part of a broader strategy to position itself for the global fourth industrial revolution, government officials said. Through the Samia Scholarship DS/AI+ program, the government is funding 16 top-performing students to pursue undergraduate degrees in data science, artificial intelligence and related fields [...]


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