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Rwanda to use artificial intelligence in disaster management

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An artificial intelligence-based chatbot used through an application called “Line” has been developed to enable immediate rapid reactions, before, during and after disasters in Eastern African including Rwanda under the support of UNESCO and Japanese experts according to officials.

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Aimé Adrien Nizeyimana, a Disaster Management Officer in Rutsiro District that usually experiences lightning, echoed that delay and lengthy process in reporting disasters will no longer affect early response to disasters.

“The platform coordinates all data in the shortest time and this is very helpful in disaster prevention and response,” he said.

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Dominique Mvunabandi, Director of Sciences, Technology, Innovation Unit at National Commission for UNESCO, said the project to use the application of AI-based Chabot in disaster management will cost between $500,000 and $1 million in East Africa.

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Themes Capacity development Disaster risk management Science and technology
Country and region Rwanda

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