TOKYO -- Japan plans to train 30,000 people across Africa in the field of artificial intelligence over three years, looking to promote the digital transformation of manufacturing and agriculture on the continent, Nikkei has learned.
University of Tokyo's Matsuo Lab will hold classes at 20-30 local colleges

Matsuo Lab held a two-day intensive lecture in July at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, the first of its kind in Africa. (Matsuo-Iwasawa Lab)
TOKYO -- Japan plans to train 30,000 people across Africa in the field of artificial intelligence over three years, looking to promote the digital transformation of manufacturing and agriculture on the continent, Nikkei has learned.