AI, Focus: Tagalog and Related Languages as a Resource

Team Leader

Winston Grace

Solution Overview

Solution Name

One-line solution summary

Using the unique characteristic found in the language of the Philippines as a way to teach AI and computer technology.

Pitch your solution

Children who grew speaking Tagalog in the Philippines are using what is called the focus, a key part of the language. A proposed online course would allow students to use that resource as a way to learn about attention in articifial intelligence, especially with Machine Learning and what is called Deep Learning.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Strengthen delivery of STEM and 21st century skills for learners to effectively build work readiness

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Is your solution working in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and/or Malaysia?

Philippines

What specific problem are you solving in Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and/or Malaysia?

I want to start with how the solution being presented is an existing online course that is available to educators in the Philippines. However, the enterprise is not physically present in the Philippines.

In the Philippines, there are a variety of languages and dialects. What is called Focus is found in Tagalog and various dialects. The problem is how to reach this group in a way that encourages cultural issues such as the language and at the same introduces science and technology into the curriculum. This solution is approaching education from this perspective.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

It can help many students learn about technology in way where they have the confidence of their own language as a learning resource.

How does the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the Challenge?

It teaches computer science in the Philippines in an innovative way.

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An initiative, venture, or organization with an established product, service, or business model rolled out in one or, ideally, several contexts or communities, which is poised for further growth

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Winston Grace