{"id":82681,"date":"2025-11-18T13:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/?p=82681"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:12:37","slug":"cassava-technologies-and-rockefeller-foundation-expand-access-to-artificial-intelligence-computing-to-african-non-governmental-organizations-ngo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/2025\/11\/18\/cassava-technologies-and-rockefeller-foundation-expand-access-to-artificial-intelligence-computing-to-african-non-governmental-organizations-ngo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassava Technologies and Rockefeller Foundation Expand Access to Artificial Intelligence Computing to African Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This collaboration will boost productivity and power innovation at African organizations that are improving lives and livelihoods across the continent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cassava Technologies (Cassava) (www.CassavaTechnologies.com<\/a>) and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new effort to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for good across Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cassava, which previously announced plans to build Africa\u2019s first AI factory powered with NVIDIA AI infrastructure, will provide access to compute capacity to several The Rockefeller Foundation\u2019s grantees working in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While enabling Africa\u2019s full participation in the US$1.2 trillion projected AI economy (http:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3XEsfHC<\/a>), this collaboration will boost productivity and power innovation at African organizations that are improving lives and livelihoods across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAI presents Africa with one of the best opportunities to drive economic development and access to economic opportunity for the continent\u2019s youth. This requires investment in ensuring that AI developers across Africa have the resources and platforms to create solutions to Africa\u2019s unique challenges. Powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, our AI factory will enable startups, enterprises, the public sector, and educational institutions to focus on developing AI applications using local datasets, languages, models, and voices to build inclusive solutions. We are excited to partner with the Rockefeller Foundation to bring local compute capacity to Africa\u2019s AI ecosystem,\u201d said<\/strong>Hardy Pemhiwa, President and Group CEO of Cassava Technologies<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While nearly one-in-five people worldwide lives in Africa, the continent currently has less than 1% (http:\/\/apo-opa.co\/48gsdvP<\/a>) of global data center capacity. Africa\u2019s AI market, which is currently estimated at $5.17 billion, is expected to grow exponentially over the next decade. Locally accessible computing capacity is necessary to power Africa\u2019s AI ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAI can be transformative in the right hands, contributing to healthier communities, more productive farmers, and better education for children. If we get AI right in Africa, we can help Africans create jobs, advance opportunity, and pursue their dreams. Our collaboration with Cassava reflects The Rockefeller Foundation\u2019s foundational belief that the latest advances in science and technology should serve everyone, not just the fortunate few, and that includes empowering African innovators with the tools they need to shape the continent\u2019s future,\u201d said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this new collaboration, Cassava and The Rockefeller Foundation are ensuring that  African-led innovations in agriculture, healthcare, and education sectors have resources to improve outcomes with AI. Initial organizations that will benefit from this new collaboration include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n