Practitioners Community

COP In Summary

Welcome to the first Artificial Intelligence forum in Africa

AI has the potential to address challenges in sectors such as health, agriculture, climate, energy, and urban development. To support AI growth, we have developed the Artificial Intelligence Practitioners' Guide, which offers insights into legislative, regulatory, and ethical considerations for AI deployment in Kenya. It also promotes responsible AI practices and collaboration between local and international tech entities.

With Kenya's thriving technology ecosystem and recognition as a leader in utilizing Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, our community aims to foster collaboration and innovation

The AI CoP is convened by the Tech Innovators Network Think Tank, a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee.

Data Working Group

These gatherings bring together experts, practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts to share insights, present their work, and facilitate learning and collaboration among participants

Focus Area – Creative Industry

The Creative Industry (FA) Working Grop focuses on the creative industry and AI applications especially around art, music, etc.

Focus Area – Language

The Language (FA) Working Group focuses on AI applications in natural language processing (NLP) to enhance communication and understanding across languages.

Ethics & Governance Working group

This Working Group emphasises the importance of participation, and accountability to individuals and communities, and explores applying inclusivity frameworks to AI ethics and governance.

It will share and discuss strategy, policy, and standards-related matters.

Sandbox Working Group

This working group drives innovation by identifying and testing hardware and software tools for AI, focusing on LLMs, NLP, and GenAI.

It shares experiences, tools, and research on AI utilities, facilitates discussions on sandbox development and shared models, and collaborates on open-source solutions, compute challenges, and partnerships.

Our Supporters

Meet Our Patrons

The visionary individuals who support and guide our AI community's growth and impact across Africa.

Amb. (Prof.) Bitange Ndemo, CBS
Ethics & Governance Working Group
Patron
Martin Mbaya
Ethics & Governance Working Group
Co-Patron
Mr. Muchiri Nyaggah
Data Working Group
Patron
Mr. Brian Omwenga
Data Working Group
Co-Patron
Eng. Andrew Masila(PE)
Sandbox Working Group
Patron
Dr. Jude Mwenda
Sandbox Working Group
Co-Patron
Dr. Lilian Wanzare
Language Working Group
Patron
Prof. Edward Ombui
Language Working Group
Co-Patron
Mr. Erick Musyoka
Creative Economy Working Group
Patron
Dr. Faith Njeri
Creative Economy Working Group
Co-Patron