Education
AI literacy for students and educators.
Cantrel Technologies presents
AI Beyond the City Tour
Taking AI Knowledge to Every Community.
A community-focused initiative bringing practical AI education, digital skills and future-focused technology knowledge beyond Nigeria's major technology hubs.
Tour planning now
Dates & locations coming soon
An initiative of Cantrel Technologies
In partnership with Project Start Academy
Streamed live by GGTV Nexus+
Why this matters
Why AI Beyond the City?
Artificial Intelligence is changing how people learn, work, create and build businesses.
But access to AI knowledge should not be determined by where someone lives.
AI Beyond the City Tour aims to bring practical AI education and digital skills closer to communities, helping people understand the technology and discover how they can use it in meaningful ways.
Business
Practical AI for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Agriculture
Exploring technology opportunities for agricultural communities.
Creativity
AI tools for creators, storytellers and digital professionals.
AI should not be a privilege of the cities.
The Vision
Why AI Must Go Beyond the Cities
Kwame Banqs Tawiyah
CEO, Cantrel Technologies
“The future of AI cannot belong only to people who live in technology hubs. We have a responsibility to make sure that AI knowledge, skills and opportunity reach every community.”
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most important technologies shaping how we learn, work, create and build businesses. But access to the knowledge required to understand and use AI should not be limited by geography.
There are young people in communities across Nigeria with the curiosity, creativity and potential to build incredible things, but many of them may not have the same exposure to AI and emerging technologies as someone living in a major technology hub.
AI Beyond the City Tour is our response to that gap. We want to take the conversation directly to communities, schools, young people, entrepreneurs and people who may not normally have access to technology-focused programmes.
Our goal isn't simply to teach people how to use an AI tool. It is to help people understand what is happening, what is possible, and how they can participate in the future that AI is creating.
We believe the best way to prepare for the future is to start preparing people today.
— Kwame Banqs TawiyahCEO, Cantrel Technologies
AI must reach beyond the cities. The future belongs to everyone.
On the tour
What happens when we arrive?
Each visit moves from understanding to doing. Learn. Create. Innovate.
Understand AI
- What is AI?
- How does it work?
- What can it do?
- What are its limitations?
Learn
Practical AI demonstrations and workshops.
Create
Participants use AI to solve real-world problems.
Build
Explore how AI can support education, business, agriculture and creativity.
Connect
Meet other learners, entrepreneurs, educators and technology enthusiasts.
AI & the future
Understanding the next intelligence revolution
Some of these ideas are already part of daily life. Others are still debated by researchers. The tour explains both in plain language, so people can tell the difference.
Generative AI
Systems that produce text, images, audio and code from simple instructions. For most people, this is where AI starts.
AI agents
Software that can plan and carry out tasks with several steps, such as researching, drafting and booking, with a person supervising.
Automation
Routine work like record keeping, reminders and reports handed to software, so people spend more time on judgement and relationships.
AGI
Artificial general intelligence: a system that could match people across most kinds of work. Experts disagree on whether and when it could arrive.
Superintelligence
A system that would exceed human ability in almost every field. It is hypothetical, and it raises safety questions being discussed now.
Future jobs
Some tasks will change, some will disappear and new roles will appear. Understanding AI helps people choose skills with a future.
AI entrepreneurship
One person or a small team can now build products and services that once needed a large company and large budgets.
Responsible AI
Privacy, fairness, accuracy and safety. Knowing what AI gets wrong matters as much as knowing what it can do.
People should understand the direction technology is moving before they are forced to adapt to it.
Tour planning is underway
The Journey
Dates and locations will be announced. Before we go anywhere, we listen. Help us decide where we go next.
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Listen
Communities tell us where we should go.
We are here -
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Connect
We identify local partners and community hosts.
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Prepare
Training, technology and logistics are organised.
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Visit
The AI Beyond the City Tour arrives.
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Share
GGTV Nexus+ documents and streams the experience.
Upcoming tour stops
Dates & locations coming soonOur first locations are currently being planned.Could your community be next?
Suggest your community
Help us decide where we go next
Where should we go next?
You know your community better than we do.
Tell us where you believe the AI Beyond the City Tour should visit.
- Open to communities in all 36 states and the FCT
- Schools, villages, campuses, markets, farms and youth groups are all welcome
- Suggestions feed directly into tour planning
Suggest your community
Fields marked * are required. Takes about three minutes.
Thank you.
Your community is now on our radar.
Collaborate
Partner with the tour
The future is built through collaboration.
We are looking for organisations, schools, technology companies, foundations, NGOs, community organisations and institutions that want to help bring AI knowledge closer to the people.
Become a partner
Tell us about your organisation. Our team will contact you.
Thank you.
Your partnership inquiry has been received. Our team will contact you.
Support the journey
Sponsor a community
Help us take AI knowledge where it is needed.
Sponsors make each visit possible. Support can go towards:
- Training
- Internet access
- Equipment
- Transportation
- Learning materials
- Community mobilisation
- Documentation
- Livestreaming
- Educational resources
There are no fixed packages. Tell us how you would like to support the initiative and our team will contact you.
Become a sponsor
Start a conversation. Nothing here commits you to anything.
Thank you.
Your sponsorship conversation has started. Our team will contact you.
Media partner
Streamed live by GGTV Nexus+
Every community has a story worth sharing.
Selected AI Beyond the City Tour experiences will be streamed and documented by GGTV Nexus+, allowing the conversation to reach audiences far beyond the communities we visit.
Watch on GGTV Nexus+Live stream
When the tour goes live
When the tour goes live
Upcoming broadcast
Announced with dates
Announced with dates
Recorded sessions
After each visit
After each visit
Interviews
From the communities
From the communities
Community stories
Told by participants
Told by participants
Documentary
The full journey
The full journey
Broadcasts will appear here once the tour begins.
Education & community partner
In partnership with Project Start Academy
Project Start Academy supports the education and community engagement side of the initiative, helping shape the learning experience and connect the tour with the people it is meant to reach.
Organiser
An initiative of Cantrel Technologies
Cantrel Technologies develops digital products, AI systems, automation solutions and technology experiences designed to help organisations and communities build, adapt and grow.
Visit Cantrel Technologies
Where you live should not determine how much you know about the future
The future should not be limited by location.
Help us take AI knowledge beyond the cities.
AI must go beyond the cities. The future belongs to everyone.
Contact
Cantrel Technologies
Questions about the tour, partnerships or sponsorship.
Phone
+234 813 246 4059
Email
hello@cantreltech.com
Organiser
cantreltech.com
Streaming partner
ggtvnexusplus.com