With less than two months to the staging of the historical IPADA Initiative/Carnival 2024, the event has continued to attract huge investments from corporations, groups and individuals from across the world, with the latest coming from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana, which has pledged investment in the training of over five million Africans on Artificial Intelligence (AI) certification.
However, the project has further gained traction with Vanuatu Trade Commission in conjunction with the African Diaspora Central Bank (ADCB), working on an initiative that will train over five million Africans on Al within the next one year.
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This newest investment on the project scheduled to open November 29 spanning December 8, at La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos was contained in a letter by the Commissioner of Vanuatu Trade Commission to Ghana, Ambassador Hugh Aryee, to the Initiator of the IPADA Initiative, Chief Wanle Akinboboye.
In a formal letter to Akinboboye on the development, Aryee, noted that the multi-faceted Al project, which goal is to contribute to the development of Al related skill building efforts across Africa, is planned to spread over a year.
The laudable knowledge impacting training programme is for five million Africans over a period of one year, of which 5, 000 participants will be trained during the carnival, in what is tagged business unusual, over a three-day period, to kickstart the programme.
Upon completion of the training programme, the participants will be empowered with AKL Lumi parity value of $100 and be listed on a learning management system for ongoing learning and career opportunities.
This knowledge-based skill programme is therefore set to open Africa to a huge new developmental opportunity that will change the face of the continent.
It is further noted that the initial training of 5, 000 participants during the IPADA Carnival will set the ball rolling and open the door to more Africans to acquire Al knowledge, which ordinarily would have cost each African about $1, 000 to do so.
Other expected benefits include; an after training offer to participants, which enables a benefit of an interest free loan; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs and local governments will be entitled to AKL lumi parity value of half a million dollars for community development initiatives.
Meamwhile, the creative industry will be eligible for AKL Lumi parity value of $2 million grant to produce films, music and other artworks to celebrate African heritage.
IPADA, which means the return, has already started with hundreds of visitors coming through Lagos and Abuja as the two gateways and overflowing to other Africa countries, is a platform created by Motherland Beckons to bring African people from the Diaspora and lovers of Africa to Africa, to experience the suffusing offerings of Africa through tourism, cultural exchange and business opportunities.
The IPADA Carnival is a 10-day event that will showcase a number of masterpieces of Africa theatrics ranging from music, dance, fashion, arts, cuisine, beach polo and beach durbar to traditional wrestling.
Africa with over 1.5 billion population and over 200 million Africans in Diaspora, should be able to attract over 300 million tourists annually, thus IPADA Initiative is designed to help Africa explore its potential in tourism and unlock the continent.
Hence, between 50 and 100 million tourists and rising to over 200 million in 2030 is projected to come through, while the economy of Nigeria and Africa, with particular reference to the rural communities, is expected to be boosted through the event that would create different businesses besides the Business Unusual component, for the local communities to explore.
Last month, AKI Lumi in partnership with the African Diaspora Central Bank (ADCB) disclosed the injection of $9 billion towards the construction of six dedicated luxury cruise ships for the project. This development was said to have a far-reaching economic impact on the much- anticipated project, Nigeria and Africa’s continent economy generally.
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