abuu94/aft_and_google

LaunchPad: Generative AI + APIs for Innovation: a developer program that blends Google Cloud’s Generative AI expertise with Africa’s Talking APIs. # AI skills using Africa’s Talking APIs and Google AI & Cloud. LaunchPad: Generative AI + APIs for Innovation: a developer program that blends Google Cloud’s Generative AI expertise with Africa’s Talking APIs. Google Skills: skills.google Venue (Nairobi): community.africastalking.com - Date: 9th October 2025 - Time: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM - 8 weeks - 10 hands-on modules - Complete real-world assignments - Capstone project to build production-ready applications - That combine Generative AI and APIs to solve industry challenges. Testing Tools for APIs: - Swagger - Postman - Thunder Client - Curl # Kickoff – Timeline: community.africastalking.com Introduction to program - Module 1: Google Cloud & Generative AI Fundamentals - Module 2: Foundations of APIs & Africa’s Talking Core Services Week 1 – Virtual Learning - Module 3: Gemini for End-to-End SDLC + Build an App with Gemini API - Module 4: Generative AI SDKs & API Integrations (start) Week 2 – Virtual Learning - Module 4: API integrations (continuation) - Module 5: Advanced Africa’s Talking APIs (start) Week 3 – Virtual Learning - Module 5: Advanced Africa’s Talking APIs (continuation) - Module 6: Building Generative AI Applications with Specific Frameworks + Assignment Assignment: Creative Generative AI Applications Week 4 – Virtual Learning - Module 7 (Part 1): Leveraging Google Cloud ML and AI APIs Week 5 – Virtual Learning - Module 7 (Part 2): Leveraging Google Cloud ML and AI APIs (Continuation) Week 6 – Virtual + Physical Meetup - Module 8: Developing & Deploying Agentic Systems (Lab 1, Lab 2, Lab 3, Lab 4, Lab 5) + Assignment - Mid-program recap + assignment review - Module 9 Intro: Africa’s Talking Integrated Applications Week 7 – Virtual Learning - Module 9: Africa's Talking Integrated Applications (sta …