{"id":10122,"date":"2019-05-14T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T13:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=10122"},"modified":"2019-05-14T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T13:49:24","slug":"microsoft-to-spend-100-million-on-kenya-nigeria-tech-development-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/microsoft-to-spend-100-million-on-kenya-nigeria-tech-development-hub","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to spend $100 million on Kenya, Nigeria tech development hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI (Reuters) &#8211; Microsoft Corp will invest $100 million to open an Africa technology development center with sites in Kenya and Nigeria over the next five years, the company said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Global tech giants, including Alphabet Inc and Facebook, have been increasing investment on the continent in recent years to take advantage of growing economies with rising access rates to the internet by a youthful population.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft will hire more than 100 local engineers to work in the new Africa facility in both countries to customize its applications for the African market and to develop new ones for the continent and beyond, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, it is an opportunity to collaborate with partners, academia, governments and developers, driving impact and innovation in sectors important to the continent,\u201d the company said, citing financial technology, farming technology and off grid energy.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers at the new Africa development center will build applications using artificial intelligence, mixed reality and machine learning, Microsoft said.<\/p>\n<p>The company already has six other development hubs located elsewhere in the world. 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