Abdulkarim Bashir, a Nigerian
software developer has emerged the overall winner of a $10,000 cash prize at a
Dubai startup technology and innovation contest after creating an anti-theft
app.
The competition, which was
orchestrated by Dubai’s World Trade Centre out of the need to inspire
innovation among young owners of startups, witnessed the participation of a
total of 750 contestants from 73 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Bashir became a
global winner in the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ category.
Isa Pantami, minister of
communications and leader of the Nigerian delegation to the Gulf Information
Technology Exhibition (GITEX) 2019, in a statement, congratulated the young
winner for clinching the prize.
The minister, who was represented
by Uwa Suleiman, his spokesperson, also commended the efforts of the National
Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for sponsoring young
innovators from around the country to the prestigious event.
He hinted that the involved
bodies would continue to monitor and support the winner and other tech startups
to ensure the deployment of their solutions in Nigeria.
“NITDA, as a regulator of the IT
Sector, has continued to empower, promote and invest in young talent in the
industry through the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) in a
bid to drive the President’s vision for technological advancement in Nigeria,”
the statement read.
“This is a national success
worthy of celebration as our efforts have begun yielding the desired results.
The success is a clear testimony of the commitment of the President Muhammadu
Buhari administration in promoting our youths and other Nigerians as
prioritized by the Executive Orders 003 and 005.”
“We will continue to support and
encourage Local Content Development and Promotion in our determination to
transform our economy from a resource-based to a knowledge-based society”
His Artificial Intelligence security solution, Chiniki Guard is aimed at detecting and alerting business owners of security breaches in their shops.@DrIsaPantami #GITEX#GITEXFutureStars#GitexTechnologyWeek #FMoCtoday#FMoC19#AIF pic.twitter.com/yQLf4CPtsz— Federal Ministry of Communications, Nigeria (@ngrcommtech) October 10, 2019
His Artificial Intelligence security solution, Chiniki Guard is aimed at detecting and alerting business owners of security breaches in their shops.@DrIsaPantami #GITEX#GITEXFutureStars#GitexTechnologyWeek #FMoCtoday#FMoC19#AIF pic.twitter.com/yQLf4CPtsz— Federal Ministry of Communications, Nigeria (@ngrcommtech) October 10, 2019
Bahir’s application, christened
Chiniki Guard, is an artificial intelligence security solution targeted at
detecting and alerting business owners of security breaches in their shops.
I'm impressed.
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