DALILA project aims to support the modernization, accessibility and market-oriented of higher education in the Partner Countries in order to contribute to the development of sustainable and inclusive socio-economic growth (in addition to national ownership, social cohesion, equity, proper geographical balance and diversity). The main priority of the project is to enhance the capacities of the target higher education institutions (HEIs) in Tanzania and Uganda on Renewable Energy and Green Economy and to strengthen the connection of HEIs with local labor market demand for skills, giving to the new experts suitable competences to invest on the field with own business challenges.The project proposal aims to answer to the growing request of energy in both countries and to the new market job opportunities in the renewable energy sector in order to contribute to poverty reduction and to identify solutions and create more access and opportunity for all students.The main objective of the project proposal is to establish n. 6 new courses on “Renewable Technologies” and “Green Business creation and development” in 2 Universities in Tanzania and 2 in Uganda. The courses will be based on an innovative approach that includes the promotion of an equal access to higher education and the facilitation of students’ transition to work.

The technological revolution is proceeding fast, every day we see new interesting applications. The communication between humans, machines and their constant communication through the Internet is becoming increasingly interconnected. Two mayor tendencies which are changing the world around us are Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). While IoT produces sensor data, AI will help interpret this data, in a comprehensible way and to make semi-automated decisions for controlling certain physical processes. If we take a look at the world’s investment and strategic plans on AI, governments are putting a lot of effort in the development of AI systems, to find relevant applications and to get their knowledge up to an excellent level, not to be left behind. The increased competitiveness of countries worldwide is becoming apparent for those who do invest in creating linkages between government, business, and academia in this field.This is equally important for Africa. There are a number of initiatives in African countries, but the real challenge is to get the African biggest companies adopting AI for their business processes. This calls for the development of an AI ecosystem that will lower their development costs, help create AI applications tailored to local needs, and reduce their dependence on foreign companies. In addition, the African AI ecosystem could position itself as an attractive partner for global digital giants keen to enter the African market. The aim of the HUMAIN project is to connect diverse specializations together in one consistent curriculum, tailored to the East-African situation and societal problems, to come to a hybrid engineer who has in-depth knowledge in all different aspects and can connect these parts together to a useful and commercially viable system. At the same time we focus on real-life applications of AI, operational deployment and business cases, to break away from the theory and give way to practical applications.