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The innovations that matter for Africa
We track global breakthroughs and adapt them to the continent’s realities. The “New at BIG ITI” badge marks what we already deploy for clients.
- New at BIG ITI
Autonomous AI agents
- What it is
- AI that no longer just answers: it carries out complete tasks end to end (processing an order, following up with a client, preparing a report).
- What it changes for an African business
- A 5-person SME can operate like a team of 15, without hiring.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- We identify the tasks to delegate, connect the agent to your tools and keep a human in the loop for important decisions.
- New at BIG ITI
Local, private AI (on-premise LLMs)
- What it is
- Powerful language models running on your own servers, with no internet or foreign service required.
- What it changes for an African business
- Banks, ministries and clinics can finally use AI on sensitive data while remaining sovereign.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Hardware sizing, secure installation, connection to your documents and administrator training.
Voice AI in local languages
- What it is
- Speech recognition and synthesis in Dioula, Wolof, Swahili, Hausa, Yoruba and other African languages.
- What it changes for an African business
- Your services become accessible to people who don’t read French or English: farmers, traders, patients.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- WhatsApp voice notes understood and processed, smart voice lines, with field testing among your users.
- New at BIG ITI
WhatsApp AI for commerce and customer service
- What it is
- An assistant that sells, advises and tracks orders directly in WhatsApp, where your customers already are.
- What it changes for an African business
- No more unanswered messages, even at 11 pm. Evening and weekend sales are no longer lost.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- WhatsApp Business API setup, catalogue, payment, handover to a human seller. Included in the SME Pack.
- New at BIG ITI
Mobile money + automation
- What it is
- Every Orange Money, MTN MoMo, Wave or M-Pesa payment automatically triggers what comes next: receipt, invoice, stock update, accounting.
- What it changes for an African business
- No more manual reconciliation or payment screenshots to check one by one.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Connection to operator or aggregator APIs, automation workflows and a collections dashboard.
Agricultural AI: diseases and yields
- What it is
- Crop disease detection from photos and yield prediction from satellite and weather data.
- What it changes for an African business
- Fewer losses, better-targeted treatments and cooperatives that negotiate with reliable numbers.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- WhatsApp assistant for farmers, dashboard for the cooperative, one-season pilot.
- New at BIG ITI
Zero-trust cybersecurity for SMEs
- What it is
- The “never trust, always verify” principle made simple: every access is authenticated, every device checked.
- What it changes for an African business
- One hacked account no longer endangers the whole business. Customer files stay protected.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Two-factor authentication, access management, isolated backups and anti-phishing training, at an SME-friendly cost.
Drones & IoT for logistics and agriculture
- What it is
- Mapping and spraying drones, connected sensors for soil, warehouses and the cold chain.
- What it changes for an African business
- Decisions based on measurements, not guesses, even at remote sites.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Feasibility study, on-site pilot with certified partners, monitoring platform.
Robotics
- What it is
- Robotic arms, smart conveyors and warehouse robots now affordable for African manufacturers.
- What it changes for an African business
- Process locally faster and with consistent quality, to export finished products.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Production line analysis, equipment selection, integration and operator training.
Computer vision for retail and security
- What it is
- Cameras that understand what they see: counting, empty shelves, intrusion, safety gear compliance.
- What it changes for an African business
- Your existing cameras become management and prevention tools.
- How BIG ITI deploys it
- Review of your cameras, a tailored vision model, WhatsApp alerts, local processing for privacy.
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