Towards The Review of Artificial Intelligence Programme Curriculum and Effective Collaborations Among Academia for AI Programme Development in Africa

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of Computer Science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent systems that work, reasons and react like humans. In recent times information and computing solutions are leveraged on the concept of Artificial Intelligence with regard to Artificial Neural Network, Machine Learning, Fuzzy logic, Deep learning and Robotic Science. Applications of AI solutions have being highly effective in all sectors of human endeavors. During the Covid 19 pandemic, AI applications resulted in the rapid development and implementation of solutions which ordinarily would have taken years to achieve especially in the area of vaccine. Despite the gains of AI, we realized that less emphasis is placed in this trending area of computer science by the educational systems in Africa especially at university level. This research seeks to demand for an urgent need for a review of our educational curriculum to include AI and other trending disciplines in the frontiers of Information Technology. A multidisciplinary cloud based research model was also formulated which can be adopted in our educational system to foster multidisciplinary research. This will improve quality and efficient research outputs from universities in Africa. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, academic-collaboration-models, Curriculum Review, AI Applications