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Kévin Degila

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Director of AI and Innovation

Ministry of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Benin

2026 – Present

In charge of the national artificial intelligence strategy.

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    Head of Data & AI

    Benin National Digital Agency (ASIN)

    2024 – 2026

    Led the national AI strategy, Open Data platform, and development of GPT-BJ — the first generative AI chatbot for government services.

    • Deployed an internal app that lets co-workers ask questions about their projects, deadlines, deliverables and anything company-related.
    • Managed the Data & AI team and coordinated with other departments on AI initiatives.
    • Worked on the GPT-BJ project, improving citizen access to e-services.
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    Data & AI Consultant

    DataKev

    2022 – 2024

    Freelanced for 18 months, advising companies and institutions on AI adoption, education, and product prototyping.

    • Created a certified Deep Learning course on Udemy (1,000+ students).
    • Built the first GPT-BJ prototype for public-service Q&A.
    • Delivered analytics for retail clients and taught AI at University.
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    Data Scientist

    MTN Benin

    2021 – 2023

    Developed predictive models and automated analytics to improve customer experience and retention for an 8M+ subscriber base.

    • Integrated network and customer data to predict Net Promoter Score.
    • Deployed churn prediction model reducing customer loss.
    • Introduced AI chatbots for contact-center automation.
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    Data Science & AI Mentor

    OpenClassrooms

    2021 – 2023

    Guided international learners and professionals through data science projects and career transitions.

    • Mentored 30+ students across Europe and Africa.
    • Supported end-to-end ML project delivery and evaluation.
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    Machine Learning Engineer

    Konta AI

    2019 – 2021

    Joined as employee number 3 and built production-grade ML models for Invoice Data capture.

    • Automated processing of 40 000+ scanned invoices for an Insurance client.
    • Containerized and deployed OCR and extraction models with Docker.
    • Enabled company’s first fundraising by scaling AI pipeline efficiency.

    Publications

    Courses

    All my video courses are in French.

    Deep Learning de zéro à la certification TensorFlow

    Udemy

    The full path to master Deep Learning and prepare for the TensorFlow Developer certification.

    Data Analyst avec Python

    YouTube

    A free playlist covering the fundamentals of data analysis with Python, Pandas and visualisation.

    Media Kit

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    Short Bio

    Kévin Degila is an Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation expert. He currently serves as Director of AI and Innovation at Benin’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and Innovation, in charge of the national artificial intelligence strategy.

    Long Bio

    Kévin Degila is an expert in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Digital Transformation with over six years of experience across both public and private sectors. He currently serves as Director of AI and Innovation at Benin’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and Innovation, in charge of the national artificial intelligence strategy, after two years as Head of Data & AI at the Benin National Digital Agency (ASIN), where he led initiatives in Open Data, public conversational assistants, data anonymization, and AI-driven innovation. He is also a trainer and content creator in AI and cloud computing, building a strong learning community through YouTube and Udemy. Committed to ethical and inclusive AI, Kévin advocates for the development of African tech talent and the local adoption of future-shaping technologies.

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