How AI & Robotics Curriculum Development Can Rewrite Africa’s Future
By Lwazi Manqele | Trends Nexus News — Future Ready
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South Africa’s education system has been stuck in a two-speed reality for decades. Gauteng and the Western Cape race ahead with advanced curricula. They have fancy labs and tech-friendly infrastructure. Meanwhile, provinces like the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, North West, Free State, Mpumalanga, and the Northern Cape wait for their turn. Their turn never comes.
Until now.
A quiet revolution is emerging. It is not from Silicon Valley or Sandton boardrooms. It comes from a partnership between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Google, and will.i.am Foundation. This is backed by local educators who are hungry for real change. At the center of this movement is Guillem Martinez Roura. He understands Africa’s urgency at a cellular level. He is the ITU’s AI & Robotics Programme Officer.
