Intern (m/f/d) in the Digital Transformation Center Rwanda: Artificial Intelligence and Communities of Practice – Trainees at GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit: (Deadline 6 August 2023)
Intern (m/f/d) in the Digital Transformation Center Rwanda: Artificial Intelligence and Communities of Practice
- Job-ID: V000056057
- Assignment period: 11/01/2023 – 04/30/2024
- Field: Trainees
- Type of employment: full-time
- Application deadline: 08/06/2023
Job description
The Digital Transformation Center Rwanda (DigiCenter) promotes digital transformationin Rwanda and is an important bridge between the public and the private sector,academia and civil society. The center is funded and run by GIZ’ Digital Solutions forSustainable Development Program. The Digital Transformation Center supports theMinistry of ICT & Innovation (MINICT) and its implementing organization, the RwandaInformation Society Agency (RISA), in building capacity to promote digital transformationin Rwanda. At the same time, the DigiCenter endorses its partners in developing andimplementing digital solutions which address social challenges. One of the focus areasof the Digital Transformation Center is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It contributes tosustainable and open approaches to AI in Rwanda and at the regional level. This includesskills and capacity building, creating and opening up AI training data, and developingpolicy frameworks to promote AI adoption in Rwanda. A specific objective is to make AIsolutions available for the Rwandan population in Kinyarwanda. Therefore, the DigitalTransformation Center contributes to creating AI training data sets and piloting AI-basedsolutions in the areas of natural language processing (e.g. voice assistants) and machinetranslation as well as computer vision.
Intern (m/f/d) in the Digital Transformation Center Rwanda: Artificial Intelligence and Communities of Practice
- Job-ID: V000056057
- Assignment period: 11/01/2023 – 04/30/2024
- Field: Trainees
- Type of employment: full-time
- Application deadline: 08/06/2023
Job description
The Digital Transformation Center Rwanda (DigiCenter) promotes digital transformationin Rwanda and is an important bridge between the public and the private sector,academia and civil society. The center is funded and run by GIZ’ Digital Solutions forSustainable Development Program. The Digital Transformation Center supports theMinistry of ICT & Innovation (MINICT) and its implementing organization, the RwandaInformation Society Agency (RISA), in building capacity to promote digital transformationin Rwanda. At the same time, the DigiCenter endorses its partners in developing andimplementing digital solutions which address social challenges. One of the focus areasof the Digital Transformation Center is Artificial Intelligence (AI). It contributes tosustainable and open approaches to AI in Rwanda and at the regional level. This includesskills and capacity building, creating and opening up AI training data, and developingpolicy frameworks to promote AI adoption in Rwanda. A specific objective is to make AIsolutions available for the Rwandan population in Kinyarwanda. Therefore, the DigitalTransformation Center contributes to creating AI training data sets and piloting AI-basedsolutions in the areas of natural language processing (e.g. voice assistants) and machinetranslation as well as computer vision.
Your tasks
During your internship you will support the following tasks:
- Support with the creation of AI training datasets and the development of AI use cases in Rwanda with a focus on machine translation, computer vision and Machine Learning for Earth Observation
- Support with the development and implementation of capacity building measures and trainings in AI
- Support with the organization and implementation of physical and virtual community events (e.g. meet ups) and workshops at the DigiCenter
- Support with the creation and management of communities of practice, e.g., on Natural Language Processing and others, where deemed necessary
- Support the communications team in the creation of communication products (factsheets, presentations, social media posts, GIZ-internal info formats)
- Support knowledge management and proper documentation of processes, research and analyses
Your profile
- You are studying in the third semester or higher or have just finished your studies in public policy, political science, data science, or another relevant field of study
- You are passionate about the fair and inclusive use of digital technologies and want to strengthen digital and AI ecosystems in the Global South
- Ideally, you have first experience with international development cooperation. Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa are an advantage
- You can quickly integrate into multi-cultural teams and to manage processes independently
- You are interested in and have a basic understanding of Artificial Intelligence and subtopics such as Natural Language Processing, computer vision and Machine Learning for Earth Observation
- You can work and communicate effectively with a wide range of partners from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector will be required
- You have excellent English skills. German and/or Kinyarwanda skills are an advantage
Location information
Im Allgemeinen ist die Sicherheitslage ruhig. Den Vorgaben zu Sicherheitsmaßnahmen der GIZ ist zu jeder Zeit Folge zu leisten. Bitte informieren Sie sich grundsätzlich auch über landesspezifische Hinweise des Auswärtigen Amts. Im GIZ Büro vor Ort ist ein(e) Ansprechpartner*in für das Sicherheitsrisikomanagement benannt.
Notes
Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship, if you are currently enrolled as a student or graduated not longer than six months ago from the start of your internship.
We pay a monthly stipend of €2.064,- (gross). Depending on the country of assignment a monthly expatriation allowance (gross), predetermined by GIZ will be paid on top.
GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
For further information, please contact Mr Sabary ([email protected]) and Mr Schraepel ([email protected]).
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