Amazon Web Services has announced availability of its initiative, ‘AI Ready,’ in Kenya. Designed to equip 2 million people by 2025 with free and essential artificial intelligence (AI) skills to thrive in the digital economy, this initiative now provides free AI skills training to Kenyans.

“Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology of our generation. If we are going to unlock the full potential of AI to tackle Africa’s most challenging problems, we need to make AI education accessible to anyone with a desire to learn,” said Robin Njiru, Regional Lead, Public Sector-Sub-Saharan Africa of Amazon Web Services. “Through our ‘AI Ready’ commitment, we are on a mission to democratize AI education and open opportunities for Kenyans in the workforce today and help the next generation benefit from the tremendous opportunity ahead.”