Indaba Yethu

I-Empowered Technology Artificial Intelligence Network (ETAIN) iyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo, eyazalwa ekuqaleni kuka-2025, futhi izinikele ekubumbeni ikamva le-Artificial Intelligence (AI) eKwaZulu-Natal (KZN) nangaphesheya. Sikholwa ukuthi i-AI inamandla amakhulu okuguqula izimboni, ukuqhuba ukukhula komnotho wezenhlalo, nokudala amathuba azinzile emiphakathini yonke yase-Afrika.

I-ETAIN isebenza njenge-hub yokubambisana noma ibhuloho elihlanganisa izikhungo zemfundo, uhulumeni, izimboni, nomphakathi ukusheshisa ukusungulwa kwe-AI. Umgomo wethu iwukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwe-AI e-Afrika kuholwa yizinkinga, kunobulungiswa, kubandakanya wonke umuntu, futhi kuhambisana nezidingo zendawo, okuvumela ukufinyelela okulinganayo kubuchwepheshe nokuthuthukisa amakhono ekusasa.

Ngokuthuthukisa ucwaningo, ukusungula izinto ezintsha, nokwabelana ngolwazi, silwela ukwakha isixhumanisi se-AI esiphilayo eKZN esinikela emnothweni wedijithali ose-Afrika. E-ETAIN, asikwamukeli nje imkhuba yobuchwepheshe yomhlaba—sibambisana ekudaleni izixazululo ze-AI zase-Afrika, ngase-Afrika.

Ithimba Lethu

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Sfiso Sbisi

Inhloko Yokuthuthukisa Isixhumanisi se-AI Nobudlelwano Nababambiqhaza

// Isisekelo

Umphathi we-IT ophumelelayo oneminyaka engu-15 yokwazi kwesu le-IT, ukwakhiwa kwenhlangano, ukuphatha kwe-IT, ubungozi, nokuhambisana nemithetho. Umsunguli we-Empowered Technology Artificial Intelligence Network, okhuthaza i-AI enobulungiswa nokugqugquzela ukubambisana eNingizimu Afrika yonke, ngesikhathi futhi esebenza njengomqondisi wama-webinar wesikhungo semfundo ephakeme, okwazi ukufundisa amamojuli ezinhlelo zolwazi.

// Umthelela E-ETAIN

Indima yakhe igxile emtheleleni wesu nohlelo kwisixhumanisi se-AI saseNingizimu Afrika, imfundo nokwakha amakhono, ukugqugquzela ukubambisana phakathi kwemikhakha, nokufukamela izinkampani ezisafufusa nokusungulela izidingo zendawo. Umbono wakhe ngowesixhumanisi se-AI esizimele, esinobulungiswa, nesinikeza amandla – lapho ubuchwepheshe bakhiwe ngokuphatha kusukela phansi ukuxazulula izinselele eziyingqayizivele zase-Afrika, ukuqhakambisa amandla ethu, nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ikusasa le-AI e-Afrika lakhiwa ngama-Afrika, ngama-Afrika.

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Khanyisile Masondo

Inhloko Yokuphatha Nesu

// Isisekelo

UKhanyisile Masondo ungumsebenzi we-ICT onesipiliyoni esinamandla ekuphatheni kwe-ICT, ubungozi nokuhambisana nemithetho. Unediploma kazwelonke neziqu ze-BTech kwi-IT futhi unikele ngolwazi ngokushicilela izindatshana nge-Artificial Intelligence. Umsebenzi wakhe uhlanganisa iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-10 yokululeka ngesu nezindima eziqhutshwa ubuchwepheshe emkhakheni kahulumeni nozimele, egxile kumadlelo okuphatha, ukuhambisana kwedijithali, nokusungula okubandakanya wonke umuntu.

// Umthelela E-ETAIN

E-ETAIN, uKhanyisile uhola ukuPhatha neSu, akha izinhlaka ze-AI ezinobulungiswa, izinqubomgomo, nobambiswano oluxhumanisa uhulumeni, izimboni, izikhungo zemfundo, nomphakathi. Uqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zemfundo, zocwaningo, nokufukamela zenhlangano ziqondiswa ukuphendula, ukusebenza obala, nokusungula okugxile e-Afrika. Umsebenzi wakhe wenza i-ETAIN ikwazi ukuthuthukisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-AI okubandakanya wonke umuntu, okunobulungiswa, nokuzinzile, ukubeka i-Afrika njengomuntu odalayo kunokuba umbukeli emhlabeni we-AI. Eqhutshwa inkolelo yokuthi ubuchwepheshe kumele busebenzele abantu ngokulinganayo, ukhuthaza izinhlaka zokuphatha ezinikeza amandla imiphakathi yase-Afrika ukubumba amakusasa abo edijithali.

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Sandile Khanyile

Inhloko Yezinkampani Ezisafufusa Nokufukamela

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USandile Khanyile ungumholi osavela esimweni sokusungula kwedijithali saseNingizimu Afrika, oneminyaka engaphezu kweshumi yesipiliyoni kubuchwepheshe, ukuba ngusomabhizinisi, nokuthuthukiswa kwedijithali. Ungothweswe iziqu yiNyuvesi Yobuchwepheshe yasThekwini enediploma kazwelonke kwi-Information Technology (Software Development), usebenzise isisekelo sakhe sobuchwepheshe emkhakheni eminingi—ikakhulukazi nge-SK Innovation, i-ejenti yokuthuthukisa iwebhu ayisungula ngo-2018. Umsebenzi wakhe uhlanganisa ulwazi lobuchwepheshe lokusebenza nokuqonda okujulile kokuxazulula izinkinga okugxile kumsebenzisi, okumbeka njengezwi elinethemba esixhumanisini sobuchwepheshe esikhulelayo sase-Afrika.

// Umthelela E-ETAIN

E-ETAIN, uSandile uhola umsebenzi weZinkampani Ezisafufusa Nokufukamela, eqhuba imizamo yokuthola, ukusekela, nokusheshisa izinkampani ezisafufusa ezisebenzisa i-AI eKwaZulu-Natal nasesifundeni esibanzile sase-Afrika. Indlela yakhe igxile ekunikezeni amandla abasunguli bendawo, ukugqugquzela imikhondo yokusungula ebandakanya wonke umuntu, nokuqinisekisa ukuthi osomabhizinisi base-Afrika bafinyelela izinsiza, ukuqeqeshwa, namanethiwekhi adingekayo ukwakha izixazululo ezincintisana emhlabeni ezixazulula izinselele zendawo.

Umbono Wethu

Ukubeka iKwaZulu-Natal njengumholi ekusunguleni i-AI, ukuqhuba ukukhula okubandakanya wonke umuntu nentuthuko yezenhlalo nezomnotho eziqhubekayo.

Umgomo Wethu

Ukunikeza amandla imiphakathi nezimboni ngezixazululo ze-AI ezinobulungiswa, zibambisanayo, neziguqulayo.