Malabo — In a groundbreaking move towards climate resilience and technological sovereignty, Equatorial Guinea has launched a pioneering initiative that will see local students design and build the country’s first AI-integrated meteorological station from the ground up.
The project, spearheaded by the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications, and Artificial Intelligence Systems, is being executed in collaboration with the National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE), the Higher Institute of Telecommunications and ICT (INSTTIC), and the IDENTIC Foundation. Fully funded by the Ministry, the initiative aims to enhance scientific, technological, and environmental capacities by integrating real-time weather data collection with artificial intelligence.
“This is the first time students from UNGE and INSTTIC will take full responsibility for designing, constructing, and operating a meteorological station,” stated the Hon. Reginaldo Boricó Okomo, Director General of AI Systems. “Our goal is to scale this pilot into a nationwide network across both the insular and continental regions.”
The program directly benefits students from the Faculty of Environment and Management Informatics at UNGE and their peers at INSTTIC. Over the course of five months, these students will receive hands-on training in:
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Microcontroller configuration and sensor integration
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Data acquisition and meteorological analysis
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Scientific reporting and technical presentation
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Real-time environmental monitoring using AI
At the project’s launch event, high-level officials from the Ministries of Education, Environment, Information, and Civil Aviation attended, alongside representatives from GITGE, ASECNA, and the broader academic and tech ecosystem. The session fostered open dialogue on the project’s long-term impact, both educationally and technologically.
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Mr. Panadez, Director of New Technologies at UNGE, and Mr. Héctor Castaño of the IDENTIC Foundation emphasized the interdisciplinary approach of the training and its role in shaping a generation of climate-tech leaders.
Training officially started this Monday, July 21, at IDENTIC headquarters, ushering in a new chapter for Equatorial Guinea’s climate innovation landscape. The event concluded with a group photo, marking what many attendees described as “a historic leap towards a self-reliant, knowledge-driven future.”
