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| # 🌍 NCAIR — National Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics | |
| **Tagline:** Driving Nigeria’s Digital Economy through AI, Robotics, and 4IR Innovation 🚀 | |
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| ## 🏢 About Us | |
| The **National Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (NCAIR)** is a **special purpose vehicle of NITDA**, operating under the **Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy** of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. | |
| We are dedicated to **research, development, and adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), and other 4IR technologies**. | |
| We serve as a **hub for innovation, capacity building, policy, and technology commercialisation**, positioning Nigeria as a leader in Africa’s digital future. | |
| 🌐 [ncair.nitda.gov.ng](https://ncair.nitda.gov.ng) | |
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| ## 🎯 Mission | |
| * Advance **AI, Robotics & 4IR research** in Nigeria | |
| * Build **skills and capacity** across academia, startups, and industry | |
| * Support **entrepreneurship and technology transfer** | |
| * Promote **responsible, inclusive, and ethical AI adoption** | |
| * Strengthen **global partnerships** for innovation | |
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| ## 💡 Focus Areas | |
| * **Research & Development** | |
| * **Skills & Capacity Building** | |
| * **Technology Transfer & Commercialisation** | |
| * **Policy, Ethics & Governance** | |
| * **International Collaboration** | |
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| ## 🚀 Key Initiatives | |
| * **AI Fund (with Google):** Grants to Nigerian AI startups | |
| * **AI Research Grants:** Supporting researchers in agriculture, health, education & sustainability | |
| * **Model Fine-Tuning & Open AI Models:** Scaling AI research and releasing open-source models | |
| * **Capacity Building:** Training AI developers, engineers, and young innovators | |
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| ## 🌟 Core Values | |
| * Innovation | |
| * Collaboration | |
| * Inclusiveness | |
| * Entrepreneurship | |
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| ## 📍 Location & Contact | |
| **Address:** Plot 790, Alimoh-Abu Street, Behind VIO Yard, Wuye District, Abuja, Nigeria | |
| **Email:** [ncair@nitda.gov.ng](mailto:ncair@nitda.gov.ng) | |
| **Phone:** +234 817 877 8499 / +234 817 877 8501 | |
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| ## 🔑 Keywords | |
| `AI` · `Robotics` · `IoT` · `Machine Learning` · `Deep Learning` · `4IR` · `Digital Economy` · `Nigeria` · `NITDA` · `Emerging Technologies` | |
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