What recent data tells us about automation, data, and artificial intelligence in business, and how to turn their promise into results. Artificial intelligence, automation, and data have never seemed more accessible. Yet in most companies, the gap between the promise and the results remains wide. Understanding that gap is the first step toward not being a victim of it. The paradox: heavy investment…
Introduction During February 2026, Senegal experienced a particularly severe dust episode, which peaked in the middle of the month. This phenomenon was measured by the network of air quality microsensors deployed by kaikai. Installed since 2025 in schools and various public infrastructures as part of kaikai's air quality monitoring project, this system monitors fine particle concentrations at loca…
Air pollution remains one of the most severe yet insufficiently addressed public health and environmental challenges in Africa. Participating in the African School on Air Quality and Pollution Prevention 2025, organized by the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in partnership with the Clean Air Fund, provided a rare opportuni…
Saturday, August 23, 2025, marked DemoDay, a crucial milestone in the first IoT hackathon on air quality in Senegal, organized by kaikai and launched in June 2025. This event brought together young innovators to address a major environmental and public health issue. The Context: Air Quality, a Public Health Issue This hackathon was organized in response to an alarming situation in Senegal. Air pol…
Introduction With the Centre de Gestion et d'Économie Rurale (CGER), located in the heart of the Senegal River Valley, we have co-written a story of digital transformation that goes beyond digital solutions to touch on the organisation itself. In Part I, we shared our diagnosis and proposed strategy. In Part II, we described the implementation and importance of an internal focal point (RSI). Today…
Introduction: Performance as a matter of ecosystem What if your growth started to become blurred? You've recruited the right people, put in place modern tools, defined a clear mission... but even so, it seems difficult to stay on course. Roles are overlapping, emergencies are taking precedence over priorities, and results are struggling to reflect your efforts. At kaikai, we've been through this p…
blog Un engagement collectif pour un air plus sain On March 11, 2025, a decisive workshop was held in Dakar, marking the start of a project to deploy air pollution sensors in schools in Senegal. Organized by kaikai, in collaboration with various institutional and academic partners, this event brought together experts, government representatives, researchers, and teachers to address a crucial issue…
