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Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with training opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity by 2026, Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa, said on Thursday.
Microsoft’s (AI) national skills initiative is aimed at a broad audience and in South Africa will prioritize all sectors from business to government and youth, Ms Barnard said during the ‘AI Tour’ of the company in Johannesburg.
She did not reveal the amount of investment in this initiative.
-“By providing training opportunities and access to industry-recognized qualifications, our young people will be well placed to compete on the global stage,” Ms Barnard said.
Microsoft, the world’s first hyperscale public cloud provider to build data centers in South Africa, has trained four million Africans over the past five years and has committed to training 30 million Africans over the next five years.
