Kenya launches national AI skills alliance
Kenya has launched the Kenya Artificial Intelligence Skilling Alliance to coordinate AI-skills development, innovation and policy across sectors and boost inclusive adoption.
In a significant step for Africa’s digital economy, KEPSA partnered with Microsoft to launch the Kenya AI Skilling Alliance (KAISA), a national platform aimed at accelerating inclusive and responsible AI adoption. The announcement, made in Nairobi, brings together government, academia, the private sector and development partners.
The platform responds to fragmentation in Kenya’s AI ecosystem by uniting training, innovation and policy into a coherent framework. With Africa’s AI potential estimated at up to USD 1.5 trillion by 2030, Kenya, already among the continent’s most AI-ready nations, is making deliberate efforts to turn promise into skills, jobs and innovation.
Leaders emphasised inclusivity: equipping youth, women and marginalised communities to participate meaningfully in the AI-driven economy. The Alliance will host sector-based working groups, national skilling programmes and an AI repository and innovation hub over its 24-month roadmap.
This initiative highlights how developing nations are moving beyond simply adopting technology to building capacity, governance and local innovation. It links directly to broader themes of digital diplomacy and capacity building in the African continent, reinforcing how skill ecosystems matter as much as hardware.
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