Building Africa on the Metaverse and Incorporating AI for the Future

Building Africa on the Metaverse and Incorporating AI for the Future William Jackson, MAT CEO MetaverseWP
World Metaverse Council Metaverse Education
Program Director and Education Technology Director
One Africa Forum

The African continent is not just the second largest continent in the
world but has a growing Metaverse ecosystem. Providing a vision of
Africa that is reflective of emerging innovation and technological
wonders. Africa is in the running and influencing the visions of young
African technologist like those at Clever Minds Foundation Academy
in Warri Delta Region.
These youth from the ages of 9 to 11 are learning STEAM+M from
international educators William and Aida Jackson and through the
works of the Real Dads Network located in New York City.
This historic collaboration allows students to receive real-time
instruction in STEAM+M, AI, VR and IOT (Internet of Things).
Helping them to set their sights on careers now that will guide them
in the future.

The emergence of artists, creators, innovators, Africans with
beautiful imaginations and those with visions that supersede
creativity as we know it. The use of AI, VR, Immersive Technology
has empowered, inspired and ignited the creativity deep within
Africans of all ages, genders and generations.

AI has leveled the playing fields across the academic arena
to where Africans not only can learn languages never dreamt of,
but can write in multiple languages to reach a broader audience.
African history can be preserved on the metaverse and integrated
into AI models that allow for expansion and broadening the great
potential of influencing African languages historic importance and
value. At one time colonization tried to destroy African languages,
now they are celebrated and found integrated with powerful AI
platforms so generations can learn African languages that past
kings, queens, and royalty used. The languages that philosophers,
theologians, politicians, and scientists used.

The lion is truly becoming the author of his story, young lions like
Ndejje Moses
(LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndejje-dmi-059039273/) of
Kampala, Uganda that have attended multiple WordCamp
conferences and is a speaker and content creator. This young lion
has set a high standard for himself to create a business that will
benefit and help to grow Africa.
Stating his vision below:
“Encouraging Innovation: Knowing AI as a young adult African
allows me to be more innovative. By becoming expert in this
technology, we may develop solutions specific to our particular
problems and realize the potential of our continent.”

“Promoting and Preserving Languages: In order to preserve and
revitalize African languages, artificial intelligence can be extremely
helpful. We ensure that our linguistic legacy survives in the digital
era by creating language technologies, which promotes
communication and cultural pride.”

“Global Competitiveness: African youth with AI skills can compete
globally in a world rapidly digitizing. This information improves our
employability and places us in a position to contribute to worldwide
technical breakthroughs.”

“Promoting Socio-Economic Growth: AI provides solutions for urgent
problems in healthcare, agriculture, and education. Young adult
Africans like me, have the opportunity to accelerate socioeconomic
growth and enhance their positions as experts and leaders of
knowledge.”

The transformation of Africa in global leadership will depend on
the youth, teens and young adults that are reaching into digital
ecosystems and blossoming into creatives, innovators, visionaries
and leaders. Listed are the historic African conferences of the past
and into the future that are on the Metaverse for the world to see.
That Africa is a growing leader with collaborations and connections
that are changing business, commerce, education and equality
across the African Continent. Even the virtual and remote educational
value of teaching across platforms and ecosystems.

Seeing is believing the engagement, and blending of education, technology,
immersive life and living. AI and the blending of VR with Metaverse are and
will change Africa forever and bring Africa into a new time of unlimited
potential. “Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always
glorify the hunter” is an African proverb that is used to metaphorically
describe how dominant groups inscribe power and to stop future
colonization and dominance through historical narrative.”
The quote is attributed to Chinua Achebe, a prominent Nigerian
novelist and essayist who died in 201312. The quote is from an interview
with the Paris Review in 19942.