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SAP shares bold new vision for enterprise management with regional customers, partners<\/h1>\n

East African business leaders, technology partners and SAP experts met in Nairobi this week to discuss the growing impact of business AI and cloud technologies in the region.<\/p>\n

\"\"Shiraz Khota<\/a>, Managing Director: Emerging Africa at SAP, said: \u201cOrganisations throughout East Africa are accelerating their business transformation and innovation efforts by leveraging the latest data and cloud capabilities to unlock the power of business AI in every line of business. With the recent expansion of SAP\u2019s Joule<\/a> AI assistant, organisations can now unleash unprecedented efficiency across their systems and processes to drive productivity gains of as much as 30%.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments were made at SAP Innovation Day Kenya, part of a global series of events aimed at showcasing how technology can power growth, innovation and sustainability and support organisations as they meet emerging challenges.<\/p>\n

The exclusive event also served as an introduction to how SAP Business Data Cloud<\/a> and SAP Business AI<\/a> help organisations unlock significant business value as part of the broader SAP Business Suite<\/a>. Experts also provided behind-the-scenes insights into the power of business AI and cloud to future-proof companies\u2019 enterprise application strategies and leverage data to enhance business insights and improve decision-making.<\/p>\n

Research recently conducted by SAP found a near-universal demand for AI skills among African organisations. The SAP\u00a0Africa\u2019s AI Skills Readiness Revealed<\/a>\u00a0report noted that nine in ten companies in Africa already experience negative impacts due to a lack of AI skills, including failed innovation initiatives, an inability to take on new work, and loss of clients. Forty-three percent of Kenyan organisations that took part in the study expected a \u2018significant\u2019 increase in demand for AI skills this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rapid changes in workplace dynamics are transforming how companies develop, upskill and reskill their workforce to meet the long-term need for AI-related skills,\u201d said Khota. \u201cIn the short term, organisations should seek ways to augment their skills base, for example by partnering with our rich ecosystem of implementation specialists that power business transformation in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP Innovation Day Kenya also included presentations by regional business leaders who have successfully leveraged SAP technologies to accelerate growth and unlock new capabilities.<\/p>\n

Long-standing SAP customer Bidco Africa<\/a> provided insight into its latest transformation initiative that is taking its legacy enterprise systems into the cloud and deploying AI across its business processes. Bidco Africa is a leading FMCG manufacturer that produces more than 800 SKU\u2019s in multiple brands and products at eight factories in East Africa. The company has been using SAP ECC since 2010, until a recent decision sparked a migration to SAP S\/4HANA Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vimal Shah<\/a>, Chairman of Bidco Africa, said the shift to cloud underscores his company\u2019s position as a regional innovation leader. \u201cWe see incredible potential for AI to transform our business and deliver greater agility, innovation and customer experiences. Our skilled team will also benefit from AI\u2019s power to enhance product development, allowing us to consolidate our market leadership well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company plans further deployments in a second phase of the implementation, including procurement and manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Khota added: \u201cCompanies that adopt a clean core strategy accelerate the pace of innovation and can more easily leverage business value through reliable data and AI innovations. As we enter a new era of AI-enabled innovation, organisations must ensure that business-critical systems remain agile, cost-effective, and ready to adopt innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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