“The OBI tool, developed in collaboration with IBM, will help energy planners overcome critical challenges related to lack of data to inform energy access and energy transition interventions and better deliver results for those who need it most.
Presentation of the urban growth modeling tool
IBM The second tool is an AI model called Modeling Urban Growth (MUG).
This open source model is able to predict urban expansion using comprehensive datasets from satellite images and geographic, demographic and structural information.
MUG was formed using information from 11 African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, among others.
This model is designed to scale, allowing users around the world to retrain it with data specific to their region, improving its application potential.
IBM hopes to integrate MUG into OBI in the future, enabling transparent information to support sustainable development.
“HAS IBMwe are proud to launch solutions that harness the power of artificial intelligence to impact communities around the world,” says John Matogo, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Africa and the Middle East at IBM.