Betelhem Dessie

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Betelhem Dessie
Betelhem giving a talk at Africa Science week in December 2018
Born1999 (age 24–25)
Harar, Harari Region, Ethiopia
NationalityEthiopian
OccupationSoftware developer

Betelhem Dessie (Amharic: ቤተልሔም ደሴ; born 1999) is an Ethiopian web and mobile technologies developer.[1] She is currently a Founder and CEO of iCog- Anyone Can Code (ACC). She owns four patented projects individually and an additional three in collaboration.[1] Betelhem has been named "the youngest pioneer in Ethiopia's fast emerging tech scene" by CNN.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Betelhem Dessie: The 19-year-old tech genius behind Ethiopia's first AI lab". EthiopiaOnline. 2018-10-11. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  2. ^ Alice McCool; Thomas Lewton. "Meet the female tech genius coding at Ethiopia's first AI lab". CNN. Retrieved 2018-10-23.