Gitex Africa 2025: AU-EU Innovation Networking Café

We are excited to announce that Margherita Trestini, Managing Director of our joint venture with Apodissi, represented DataScientia at GITEX Africa 2025 in Marrakech, Morocco, on April 15. Speaking on behalf of Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, she presented DataScientia’s latest research and innovations in AI alongside other technology leaders and innovative thinkers from around the world. 

At Gitex, they exchange new ideas and solutions that help shape Africa’s future and drive economic growth and progress. Margherita Trestini was also part of a distinguished panel of speakers and discussed DataScientia’s vision for AI innovation through global partnerships. She introduced DataScientia’s work and initiatives in Africa at the Networking Café during the 4th Workshop on the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.

DataScientia collaborates with Africa through initiatives that develop sustainable, multilingual, and diversity-aware African Indigenous Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure, available as a service. We support African communities in preserving, innovating, and expanding their linguistic and cultural heritage through technology. Our community aims to empower a new generation of African researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs to lead the research, innovation, and commercialisation of African Indigenous Language Technologies (AfrILs).

We are grateful for the opportunity to communicate to a broader audience how DataScientia bolsters partnership with Africa for human-centred AI innovation on such an impactful platform as Gitex 2025. DataScientia is committed to supporting African innovation in the long term, and we are excited to witness how our members remain dedicated to contributing to worldwide technological advancement for society. We always welcome new members who are willing to join our efforts.

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