Meta, FMCIDE LLAMA LAMA IMPACT ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS to provide AI solutions that have an impact on Nigeria

Meta, in partnerships with the Ministry of Federal Communication, Innovation & Digital Economy (FMCIDE), National Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), have announced the launch of the Llama Impact Accelerator program aimed at allowing the development of AI solutions that have an impact on Nigeria.

The 8-month program is designed to support startups in the initial stages that utilize the Open-Source model to overcome the national and regional challenges in four high priority fields, including agriculture, security & safety, health care, and categories of wild cards that encourage bold, original AI applications in other sectors with high impact potential.

With a strong focus on open innovations, this program includes a six -week incubation phase, where the chosen team will receive technical training and guidance from AI experts and industrial leaders, followed by six months of extended support, including access to additional technical resources and opportunities.

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“We are happy to be able to partner with the Ministry of Federal Communication, Innovation & Digital Economy to launch this AI accelerator in Nigeria – a country with a strong innovation ecosystem,” said Sade Dada, Head of Public Policy, Anglophone of West Africa in Meta. “By making AI open-source more accessible and relevant to local challenges, we aim to enable the development of solutions that can encourage national development and have an impact on the community.”

Nigerian technology ecosystems that are developing rapidly and a collection of talents that in making it an ideal launch for AI solutions that can be discovered and homemade. Accelerator aims to enable local innovators with the latest tools, infrastructure, and support to build responsibly with Open Source LLM such as Meta’s Llama.

“This partnership marks a big step ahead in our mission to develop the AI ​​ecosystem that develops in Nigeria,” said Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communication, Innovation & Dear Nigerian digital economy.

“We see AI as the main driver for national development, and this program by Meta will complete the innovator with the right tools and guidelines to overcome some of our most urgent problems.” He added.