Hi AI4K12 and Dave,
I'd like to suggest another international competition that educators
outside the US might consider : the International Olympiad in Artificial
Intelligence https://ioai-official.org
The IOAI is a new category in international science olympiads for high
school students, alongside maths, physics, chemistry, and informatics.
My country, Mali, sent a team to Beijing this year. It was extremely
well organized and, all-in-all, an extraordinary event, life-changing
for the participants. Next year's edition will be held in Dubai.
Along with Mali, there were 5 other African nations that competed,
thanks, largely, to the recruitment effort toward Africa by the IOAI
organization. I am working to get many more African teams to the
competition next year.
I don't know WAICY but it looks like a wonderful event ... however,
looking at it from Africa, I can't help but notice that the list of
continents for this World event, "North America - Middle East - Europe -
Asia" leaves out several continents, including my own, that were present
at the IOAI ... except, of course, Antarctica.
Very best regards,
Michael Leventhal
--
Michael Leventhal
Principal Investigator
RobotsMali AI4D Lab
Bamako, Mali
https://robotsmali.org
+223 79870809 (WhatsApp)
Le 02/09/2025 à 06:32, Dave Touretzky a écrit :
> The White House recently announced a Presidential AI Challenge designed
> specifically for K-12 students and educators.
>
> Here is the announcement:
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/08/first-lady-melania-trump-launches-nationwide-presidential-ai-challenge/
>
> Here is the challenge initiative page:
> https://www.ai.gov/initiatives/presidential-challenge
>
> And here is the challenge web site with detailed information:
> https://orise.orau.gov/ai-challenge/index.html
>
> There are separate divisions for elementary, middle school, and high
> school students, and one for K-12 educators.
>
> Note that participants must be US citizens, US nationals, or lawful
> permanent residents. If you're looking for an international competition,
> consider WAICY (www.waicy.org).
>
> Another recent White House release is the "Pledge to America's Youth:
> Investing in AI Education", which has been signed by an impressive
> collection of companies and educational groups. It can be found here:
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/edai/
>
> Education is also discussed in "America's AI Action Plan" issued by the
> White House in July. It can be found here:
> https://whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf
>
> -- Dave Touretzky
>
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