BY HAFTU GEBREZGABIHER
In the newly built Ethiopian Science Museum, new science and technology innovations are on display in the oval shaped building. Drones, robots, small aircraft and military robots and similar other science and technology products either posted or on auto mode moving.
From its entry up to the interior, the newly inaugurated Ethiopian science museum is absolutely remarkable. It comprises of an incredible modern technological and digital innovations.
The museum has been equipped with the state-of-the-art technology exhibition with us at the new Ethiopian science museum.
That will definitely shape the future of Ethiopia, as witnessed by this Science and Technology column writer of The Ethiopian Herald after the writer had visited the outer and inner side of the Museum on Wednesday October 5, 2022.
Among these innovators, Ahlam Suleman is a young lady who presented her own creative work representing the giant telecom provider in Ethiopia, ethiotelecom.
Ahlam, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) consultant with the AI-Arts that provides consultation services to the telecom provider states that she is displaying the concept of smart art which converts any video and photo into art, she told The Ethiopian Herald.
For the telecom sector, any customer can get registration from any place of their convenience and get our services without visiting the office.
“The Science Museum is a great opportunity for the telecom sector in order to use the AI technology and provide its services in smart way and to proactively identify and detect any sorts of fraud or danger. This technology can be used in any sector including for smart agriculture in order to transform the sector,” according to Ahlam.
The science museum inaugurated this week has a great contribution in making our city a smart city, for her part the Addis Ababa City Mayor Adanech Abebe said.
The Mayor, who attended the inaugural event and exhibition, said on her social media page, “The science museum that was inaugurated and went operation has a great contribution in making our city a smart city; she said that this can be used as a center of excellence in technology and science.”
She also invited the residents of the city, especially those who are inclined towards science and technology, to come and visit.
“We are very grateful to our Prime Minister for contributing to the development of the next generation through science and technology by working on a center of excellence project that will raise the profile of our city,” she added.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has also called on Africans to use artificial intelligence for the development and prosperity of the continent. The Prime Minister opened the Pan African Intelligence Conference held for the first time in Ethiopia at the premise of the newly opened Ethiopian Science Museum..
In his speech, he pointed out that science is the basis of daily activities.The Premier said that Ethiopia is in a revolution by preparing and implementing a digital transformation strategy.
In particular, he stated that the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute has been making progress in the fields of agriculture, health, education and government administration in a short period of time.
He said that the science museum that was opened today will enhance the creative potential of the youth in the field.
“As Ethiopia aims at alleviate poverty and increase shared prosperity, we believe that leads to transformation. That would be a catalyst to spur our ambitious economic growth and the state’s competitiveness in this globalized and digital era. That is why two years ago we conceived and put to work our digital Ethiopia 2025 Strategy. The strategy complements our other social economic strategies such as our homegrown economic reform agenda and the 10 year development plan as well as international commitments like the sustainable development course and the African Union’s Continental digital strategies. Technology and the digital economy are both the pillars for our homegrown economic reform agenda,” according to PM Abiy.
The two-day conference was organized by the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute and was being held at the Science Museum, which was inaugurated this week under the theme Empowering Africa with Artificial Intelligence.
During the two-day period, it is expected that scientific articles revolving around the level of development of artificial intelligence technology and its potential contribution to the development of the continent would be presented and discussed.
In addition, it is said that the experience of the United Arab Emirates in the field was presented. Related issues would be presented and shared during the following discussion events.
The Science Museum has two huge buildings and is laid on over 1400 sqkm of land. Moreover, the museum has permanent and temporary exhibition centers.
It is said that the museum is a place where science is explained in an artistic way and art is displayed in a scientific way. Built in harmony with nature, the museum’s power is generated from sunlight. The outer part of the museum is built in the shape of a ring and a dome.
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2022
