# Telkom has pledged 100-million-rand to establish the Telkom Artificial Intelligence Institute to equip South Africans with vital skills. It was announced at a United Nations event in Geneva, Switzerland. The initiative expands Telkom’s role beyond infrastructure into job-ready development to prevent an economic divide. The programme aims to train over five-thousand young students in accredited, job-ready applications across mining, agriculture, transport and education. Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong emphasised connectivity without capability only gets South Africa halfway there, highlighting the initiative’s focus on digital inclusion.
Telkom pledges R100-million to establish the Telkom AI Institute