Advancing Digital Inclusion and Engagement in Africa with Text-to-Speech Technology in Indigenous Languages

ReadSpeaker and The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will discuss how text to speech (TTS) can be leveraged to enhance digital inclusion across Southern Africa.

We will:

• show how text to speech technology converts written text into natural-sounding speech, providing an easy to integrate, easy to use way for users to engage with more accessible and engaging digital content
• introduce TTS voices for regional languages such as IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, Sesotho, Siswati, Sepedi, IsiNdebele, and Afrikaans
• discuss use cases from the education, web and media sectors, and how these can be applied to other industries
• demonstrate our text to speech tools
• share best practices and implementation strategies
• open the floor to a Q&A session with a member of our technical team present

Don't miss this chance to learn more about how TTS technology is contributing to a more inclusive digital future for Africa, and how you can apply these tools to your organization.