Konza Technopolis has partnered with Microsoft to launch a brand new synthetic intelligence (AI) abilities programme focusing on ladies.
The programme was unveiled in the course of the inaugural Thrive, Elevate & Have a good time (TEC) Ladies Summit 2026, which introduced collectively greater than 200 stakeholders from the expertise, inventive, educational, authorities and non-government sectors.
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The summit was organised in partnership with EdSource by way of its Innovate Her initiative, with assist from Microsoft and the Worldwide Labour Group.
Talking as chief visitor, ICT, E-Authorities and Digital Economic system Secretary Mary Kerema urged stakeholders to centre inclusion in Kenya’s digital transformation agenda. “The way forward for our digital economic system is not going to be outlined by how briskly we join techniques, however by how intentionally we embrace ladies and youth. Ladies should be on the centre of designing, main and reworking that future-not on the margins,” she mentioned.
A key spotlight of the summit was the launch of Microsoft’s AI Abilities 4 Ladies Programme. It is a free on-line coaching initiative whose goal is to equip ladies with sensible abilities in round AI, cybersecurity, knowledge analytics and accountable AI use. The programme additionally contains mentorship and management improvement elements to assist profession development in expertise.
Microsoft Nationwide AI Abilities Director Winnie Karanu mentioned the programme displays the corporate’s dedication to inclusive innovation as AI reshapes each sector of the economic system.
“Each firm is turning into a tech firm. Each trade will depend on AI. Historical past can be written by our actions and our ethics as a result of the longer term is in our fingers,” she mentioned.
Discussions on the summit lined a variety of matters shaping Kenya’s digital and inventive economic system, together with gender-smart AI methods, inclusive sensible cities underneath the ‘Her Metropolis’ idea, constructing AI expertise pipelines, digital rights and on-line security, and financing for women-led enterprises.
Contributors additionally adopted the TEC Summit Declaration, outlining ten precedence actions geared toward strengthening ladies’s management within the digital economic system. These embrace increasing entry to digital alternatives, investing in inclusive abilities improvement, unlocking financing for women-led ventures and selling protected and rights-based digital areas.
Konza Technopolis CEO John Paul Okwiri mentioned inclusion should be a non-negotiable pillar of Kenya’s digital future. “Ladies should not solely take part within the AI revolution-they should lead it. At Konza, we’re deliberately constructing an ecosystem the place ladies have equal entry to alternatives, management and innovation in shaping Africa’s Silicon Savannah,” he mentioned.
He added that Konza has already met and exceeded the constitutional two-thirds gender rule, with ladies holding key positions throughout its board and senior administration.
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