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<div>On guest on today's podcast is Dr Olumide Okubadejo, Head of Product at Sabi and AI researcher. We discuss:</div>
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<li>Africa's AI strategy</li>
<li>Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency</li>
<li>Jump n' Pass partnering Justrite&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<div><strong>Timestamps</strong></div>
</div>
<div>00:00 - Intro</div>
<div>02:13 - Africa's AI strategy</div>
<div>22:51 - Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency</div>
<div>33:13 - Jump n' Pass partners Justrite&nbsp;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><strong>Useful links</strong></div>
</div>
</div>
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<ul>
<li>Zimbabwe just introduced a&nbsp;<a id="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" class="zn-link" title="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight</a>&nbsp;inflation and wean off the US dollar</li>
<li>Paul Graham "delve" debate&nbsp;<a id="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" href="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">highlights 3 reasons Africa needs its own AI strategy/</a></li>
<li>Self-checkout startup, Jump n Pass,&nbsp;<a id="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" href="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">partners Justrite to activate queue-jumping service/</a>&nbsp;across all its stores in Nigeria</li>
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<div>This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Email us your feedback at&nbsp;<a id="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" class="zn-link" title="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" href="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">podcast@techpoint.africa</a>. Visit&nbsp;<a id="http://www.techpoint.africa/" class="zn-link" title="http://www.techpoint.africa/" href="http://www.techpoint.africa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true">www.techpoint.africa/</a>&nbsp;for more stories.</div>
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<div>Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk</div>
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<div>Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica</div>
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<description>&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;On guest on today's podcast is Dr Olumide Okubadejo, Head of Product at Sabi and AI researcher. We discuss:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Africa's AI strategy&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Jump n' Pass partnering Justrite&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Subscribe to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/" href="https://techpoint.africa/series/the-experts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;The Modern Workplace/&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/" href="https://techpoint.africa/series/equity-merchants/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;Equity Merchants/&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" href="https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;Techpoint Digest/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://intelpoint.co/" class="zn-link" title="https://intelpoint.co/" href="https://intelpoint.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;Intelpoint's newsletter/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;00:00 - Intro&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;02:13 - Africa's AI strategy&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;22:51 - Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;33:13 - Jump n' Pass partners Justrite&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Useful links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zimbabwe just introduced a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" class="zn-link" title="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/dedollarization-zimbabwe-introduces-gold-backed-currency-zig-dollar-inflation-brics-2024-4%3famp" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;inflation and wean off the US dollar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Paul Graham "delve" debate&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" href="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/10/africa-needs-an-ai-strategy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;highlights 3 reasons Africa needs its own AI strategy/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Self-checkout startup, Jump n Pass,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" class="zn-link" title="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" href="https://techpoint.africa/2024/04/08/jump-n-pass-partners-justrite/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;partners Justrite to activate queue-jumping service/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;across all its stores in Nigeria&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Email us your feedback at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" class="zn-link" title="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" href="mailto:podcast@techpoint.africa" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;podcast@techpoint.africa&lt;/a&gt;. Visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;a id="http://www.techpoint.africa/" class="zn-link" title="http://www.techpoint.africa/" href="http://www.techpoint.africa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"&gt;www.techpoint.africa/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more stories.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica&lt;/div&gt;
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On guest on today's podcast is Dr Olumide Okubadejo, Head of Product at Sabi and AI researcher. We discuss:

Africa's AI strategy
Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency
Jump n' Pass partnering Justrite 


Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and  Intelpoint's newsletter/ 
 

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
02:13 - Africa's AI strategy
22:51 - Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency
33:13 - Jump n' Pass partners Justrite 
 
Useful links




Zimbabwe just introduced a new gold-backed currency in an attempt to fight inflation and wean off the US dollar
Paul Graham "delve" debate highlights 3 reasons Africa needs its own AI strategy/
Self-checkout startup, Jump n Pass, partners Justrite to activate queue-jumping service/ across all its stores in Nigeria




This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

 


Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

 
Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok @TechpointAfrica



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How Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency will work

How Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency will work

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