Paper summary: Good isn’t good enough
Computer science as a field lacks definite supportive principles about “social good”. Instead, the field relies on vague propositions and aspects of social conditions that do not amount to the actual social change. This has continuously hindered the realization of social impact …
How Jacaranda Health is getting help for mothers in Kenya faster using Natural Language Processing
Every mother has questions during and after pregnancy. How often should I feel my baby kick? When should I go to the hospital? How do I know if my newborn is feeding enough? In many settings around the world, mothers get in …
Prohack : International Data science Hackathon by McKinsey & Company
Can you predict human well-being using data? Introducing PROHACK, a hackathon for data scientists based in Africa, Europe, Turkey, Middle East, or Pakistan. Inviting all data scientists and machine learning engineers to put their skills to the test and win prizes for …
Interview on Innovation and Data at Bolt with Markus Villig , CEO & Founder – Bolt (formerly Taxify)
The use of autonomous cars in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to a far future due to factors such as poor transport and communication infrastructure. Nevertheless, many African nations are increasingly embracing clean, green and safe energy sources such as electric cars but …
Techno Brain and UTU partner to strengthen digital trust infrastructure across Africa
Techno Brain, a global IT software solutions company has signed an MOU with UTU, a Kenyan-based AI and Blockchain firm to provide seamless digital experience to their combined customer base. The aim of the deal is to achieve common goals of trusted …
Ai Kenya 2019 highlights
The space of Artificial Intelligence and robotics is underrepresented in Africa mainly due to resource limitations and skill gap. However, according to a research conducted by Alliance4AI, Africa’s young entrepreneurs and developers are rising above the resource constraints by adopting machine learning, …
Ai Kenya Cape to Nairo Datathon Event Highlights
Data science competitions and supporting platforms Such as Zindi have contributed immensely to the growth of data science and machine learning worldwide. They have created a space where state of the art machine learning algorithms can be tested and put into practice. …
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