iCog Anyone Can Code, a subsidiary of iCog Labs — Ethiopia’s first Artificial Intelligence and robotics lab, works on community outreach and research with the focus of tech education and entrepreneurship. The projects at iCog Anyone Can Code are aimed at decentralizing, democratizing and equipping kids and youth with the necessary skills to innovate and create utilizing emerging technologies. iCog Anyone Can Code (iCog-ACC) is a partnership between Betelhem Dessie and iCog Labs. Betelhem Dessie is a 22-year-old Ethiopia’s leading youth technology education entrepreneur.
iCog-ACC started out as an initiative under iCog Labs in July 2016. After reaching more than 26,000 kids and youth in Ethiopia and abroad it has been formed as a company by the end of 2020.