The workshop was organized around interactive panel discussions. Each panel examined how data science could advance the achievement of specific Global Goals on the African continent.
This part of the event brought together a wide range of stakeholders—uniting data scientists with representatives from government, development organizations, and the private sector—in a unique environment where innovative, solution-driven ideas thrived.
Participants also developed a framework for attracting young African talent, mentors, and researchers from academia, the public sector, and the private sector across the continent to engage in activities aimed at harnessing big data and real-time analytics for the public good.
Workshop programme outline:
Workshop Day 1
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09:00-09:30 |
Workshop Opening | |
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Remarks by UN Resident Country Coordinator Ms Rosa Molango | ||
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09:30-10:00 |
Introduction Presentation | |
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10:00-10:20 |
Break | |
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10:20-11:00 |
Current data science work at IBM Research Africa, including Cognitive Companions in Healthcare and Education. | |
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11:00-13:00 |
Data Science for Agriculture | |
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Big Data for Agriculture: Opportunities in Africa | ||
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Smartphone-based Disease Surveillance | ||
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KUDU: Mobile-Based Agricultural Market in Uganda | ||
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A Framework for Decision Support Tools to Optimize Smallholder Dairy Production in East Africa | ||
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Data on Livelihoods to Target and Track Agricultural Interventions | ||
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Breed Composition of Tanzania Crossbred Dairy Cattle | ||
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13:00-14:00 |
Lunch | |
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14:00-15:30 |
Data Science for Sustainable Cities | |
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Sustainable Urban Planning Using Big Data from Mobile Phones | ||
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An Atlas of Kampala Buildings | ||
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Telemetry for Urban Planning Case Study: Boda Boda | ||
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Crowd-Sourced Transcription of Kampala's Traffic Collision Data | ||
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16:00-16:30 |
Data Collection and Curation | |
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Open Data Practice and Principles with the Kenya Open Data Initiative | ||
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IVR Surveys | ||
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16:30-17:00 |
AI Research at Facebook | |
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17:00-18:00 |
Networking |
Workshop Day 2
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Presentation |
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09:30-10:00 |
The Kenya Bioacoustics Project |
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10:00-10:30 |
New Directions in Data Science |
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630.0 |
An Axis of Data Science Research |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00-13:30 |
Data Science for Health |
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Data Science for Malaria Elimination |
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Social Science Approaches to Data Science |
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Automated Mobile Microscopic Diagnosis |
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Monitoring Option B+ in Real Time |
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13:30-14:30 |
Refereshments |
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14:30-15:30 |
Data Science for Planning and the Environment |
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Data Science at UNICEF |
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Enhancing Water Quality Monitoring Efforts in the Lake Victoria Using Satellite Imagery |
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15:30-16:30 |
Data Science Training and Mentorship in Africa |
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'Data Science' Training & Mentoriship Programs: A Silicon Valley Hiring Manager Perspective |
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16:30-17:30 |
Networking |