Safaricom hosted a second version of the Safaricom Engineering Summit beneath the theme of “Igniting Africa’s Digital Renaissance.”
The 2-day discussion board, attended by over 800 in-person business stakeholders and hundreds of others on-line, seeks to construct on the learnings and successes of the primary version. Some initiatives beneath the summit embody over 53 Safaricom campus excursions, hackathons, and innovation Weeks nationwide. Over 617 members have graduated by way of these initiatives, courtesy of the Business Digital Expertise Program.
“This occasion, aptly named Safaricom Decode 2.0, isn’t just a convention however a dynamic platform that empowers Safaricom engineers to showcase their technical prowess and join with the broader tech neighborhood.
“It’s a testomony to our dedication to being the Tech Associate of selection for Digital and Creatives. Kenya is a youthful nation with immense alternatives. By combining the ability of tech and function, we intend to faucet into the flexibility and talent set of the youth, supporting them to take full benefit of the digital house and achieve immensely from it,” mentioned Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom.
Through the Summit, Safaricom launched 3 new platforms, together with the Leisure Hub, the Safaricom Developer portal and the newly revamped M-PESA Daraja API.
The Safaricom Leisure Hub is a buyer Content material Platform aggregating all Safaricom content material starting from Video, Music, Gaming, Training and extra. The hub will likely be a one cease store with a seamless fee gateway for all varieties of content material.
Alternatively, the Safaricom Developer Portal is a web-based platform that serves as a central hub for software program builders, providing important sources and instruments to streamline the event course of whereas bettering effectivity and productiveness. The portal ensures a user-friendly and responsive interface, enhancing the developer expertise whereas guaranteeing that code high quality and safety stay paramount.
The M-PESA Daraja API Gateway Builders Portal has been revamped with hybrid cloud structure with superior API Billing and Monetization capabilities, self-service ticketing for API points, and revamped API documentation. The revamp gives prospects a greater developer expertise, with buyer and partner-initiated transactions being accomplished even quicker.
The telco additionally showcased an illustration of the Digital Twin, AI powered know-how that generates a lifelike digital reproduction of a human within the type of audio or video, that responds to new requests because the precise human would.
The summit, whose Chief Visitor was the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei sought to showcase the advances made to satisfy the wants of the Kenyan and African tech business because it navigates the contemporary challenges and alternatives introduced forth by Synthetic Intelligence, Machine Studying, and Fintech.
