Dots for Inc. [Japan pavilion]

Dots for Inc. [Japan pavilion]

Our purpose is ”unleash Rural Africa: The Gateway for the Next Billion Digital Divided Users, by bridging the gap through Connectivity and Low-resource Local Language AI”.

The problems we are tackling with are:
[The Connectivity Desert]
1B+ people in rural Africa remain offline.
[The High Illiteracy Rate]
70% illiteracy rate blocks services, even with connectivity.
[The Unknown Critical Issue]
Diversified Local Languages; 90% only rely on local languages —yet no services support these low-resource languages.

For those problems, we provide 2 solutions:
[Solving the Connectivity Desert]
Solar-powered Digital Hubs delivering Wi-Fi and essential services (vocational content, BNPL, etc.) to underserved communities.(Already active and deployed) [Solving the Illiteracy & Language Barriers] Transforming voice into language data assets to enable access for all — regardless of literacy or language — by collecting low-resource language data via our Digital Hub in villages. (In progress)

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    By establishing decentralized digital hubs and local-language AI, we will create a thriving new digital economy across rural Africa. Our mission defines a future where even infrastructure-poor regions can seamlessly access vital information and services entirely in their native tongues, ultimately bridging the digital divide and empowering underserved communities.

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