The successful journey of ‘Yosola and Nathaniel took the two 2019 Bootcamp participants onto a quest to diversify their data science skill sets and apply data science techniques to real world issues, working with GRID3 and DSN. Their involvement in the Data Challenge enabled them to apply the foundational knowledge they acquired in the Bootcamp sessions to challenges they are both passionate about solving.

GRID3 is thrilled to be joining DSN again for its 2020 AI Bootcamp in October, which will take place online due to the current pandemic situation. For those considering attending the Bootcamp ‒ and the GRID3 sessions ‒ this year, we asked ‘Yosola and Nathaniel to share their thoughts:

Interested in developing solutions to give back to society, Nathaniel highlights the similarities of his motives with GRID3’s mission:

For ‘Yosola, the GRID3 approach to government data ownership and engagement helped him understand the role of data in informing decision-making:

The DSN AI Bootcamp is a major event in the data science sphere in Nigeria and GRID3 is thrilled to contribute by training the next generation of AI experts on geospatial analytics. Dr Bayo (Olubayo) Adekanmbi, Founder of Data Science Nigeria, comments:

“The importance of geospatial data for social and business good cannot be overemphasised. GRID3 brings the precision and localisation of geospatial to Nigeria’s biggest Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp. Participants of the Bootcamp are able to use the GRID3 dataset to build geospatial solutions that deliver great value.”

The 2020 edition will be held online between 20 and 25 October and will accept the 250 best candidates following an intensive 70-day learning. For updates, follow @GRID3Global and @DataScienceNIG on Twitter.