The African Leadership University (ALU) and GE Africa have launched the ALU Africa Industrial Internet Programme, (AIIP), reports ITRealms.
The programme,
powered by GE, ITRealms gathered combines the best of GE’s
technical expertise with ALU’s unique learning model in a 12-month professional
training programme that merges the essential business and technical skills
necessary for African professionals to succeed in a digital industrial
environment.
ITRealms also gathered
that the programme begins in
January 2018, to reemphasize GE’s position as the world’s premier digital
industrial company.
The Director, Learning & Development, GE Africa, Roti Balogun, noted that in an increasingly connected industrial ecosystem, a staggering amount of data is being generated every moment.
The Director, Learning & Development, GE Africa, Roti Balogun, noted that in an increasingly connected industrial ecosystem, a staggering amount of data is being generated every moment.
He explained
that the programme commonly termed ‘Industrial Internet’, involves connecting
software, industrial applications and intelligent analytics to businesses,
enabling unprecedented gains in productivity and innovation from these massive
datasets.
“Leveraged
effectively, this paradigm shift in industrial thinking will allow African
companies to leapfrog competition and establish the continent as an industrial
powerhouse. However, this requires a new generation of talent with a strong
technical foundation in big-data analytics, machine learning and web
application development, as well as the business acumen to translate
technological improvements into business results,” he said.
The AIIP employs a blended learning model to participants with a mix of online learning and periodic 3-5 day in-person intensives to be held at the GE Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg. This approach provides flexibility to participants enabling them to learn from industry experts, and at the same time, immediately apply what they learn in the program in their daily jobs. The program includes hands-on training on artificial intelligence and machine learning with ALU’s unique entrepreneurial leadership program to prepare professionals for leadership roles entrepreneurial, technology driven work environments.
Participants, he said, will work with best-in-class technology including GE’s pioneer platform for the Industrial Internet – Predix, to build applications that could solve complex problems for industrial companies. Participants will be taught by industry practitioners who bring in years of experience in their fields.
“It’s an exciting period for us to take the lead in building digital industrial capabilities on the continent with this game-changing program. Our focus on the key recommendations from the World Economic Forum on the Future of Work, and this great partnership with the ALU, will no doubt continue to strengthen education systems with closer ties to industry across Africa. We remain committed to developing the next generation of leaders in this transformative digital age” Balogun said.
Equally for ALU Founder and CEO, Fred Swaniker, they are delighted to partner with GE to offer a programme that holistically prepares current and future professionals to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence in building their businesses, creating jobs and transforming lives.
The AIIP employs a blended learning model to participants with a mix of online learning and periodic 3-5 day in-person intensives to be held at the GE Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg. This approach provides flexibility to participants enabling them to learn from industry experts, and at the same time, immediately apply what they learn in the program in their daily jobs. The program includes hands-on training on artificial intelligence and machine learning with ALU’s unique entrepreneurial leadership program to prepare professionals for leadership roles entrepreneurial, technology driven work environments.
Participants, he said, will work with best-in-class technology including GE’s pioneer platform for the Industrial Internet – Predix, to build applications that could solve complex problems for industrial companies. Participants will be taught by industry practitioners who bring in years of experience in their fields.
“It’s an exciting period for us to take the lead in building digital industrial capabilities on the continent with this game-changing program. Our focus on the key recommendations from the World Economic Forum on the Future of Work, and this great partnership with the ALU, will no doubt continue to strengthen education systems with closer ties to industry across Africa. We remain committed to developing the next generation of leaders in this transformative digital age” Balogun said.
Equally for ALU Founder and CEO, Fred Swaniker, they are delighted to partner with GE to offer a programme that holistically prepares current and future professionals to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence in building their businesses, creating jobs and transforming lives.
“GE’s
commitment to innovation and technology transfer in Africa resonates with ALU’s
vision to harness technology and innovation to leapfrog Africa’s economic
transformation,” Swaniker said.
Nonye Dom/GEE
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