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#AIforEquityChallenge: Calling AI Innovators to build solutions for 2 winning challenges Two outstanding projects from Africa have been selected as winners of the Round 1 of the AI for Equity Challenge: 𝘒𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘈𝘐 𝘓𝘢𝘣 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 (𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪): 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 The project aims to develop AI solutions to support damage assessment and mapping after Cyclone Freddy, which caused displacement of vulnerable populations and limited healthcare access in Blantyre, Malawi. https://lnkd.in/dGaHimm7 𝘚𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢): 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 The challenge seeks to create AI solutions to predict and prevent waterborne disease outbreaks, threatening most vulnerable communities in Tanzania. https://lnkd.in/dDq77xMM We’re inviting #researchers, #innovators, and AI-enthusiasts to join us for the Round 2 of the challenge. Help build machine learning models to solve these pressing #Climate, #Health, and #Gender issues! Zindi Amazon Web Services (AWS) Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences- MUBAS Kuyesera AI Lab Amelia Taylor PhD Sokoine University of Agriculture Kadeghe Fue, Ph.D. #AWS #SDGs #TechForGood #AIStartup #TechStartup #Research

Round Two of the #AIforEquityChallenge is here! Now is the time for the whole Zindi community to get involved in this exciting partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IRCAI - International Research Center on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO. We have two great challenges for you to contribute to, one focusing on waterborne disease outbreaks in Tanzania, and the other focusing on disaster resilience and planning in Malawi. A big thank you to the winners of Round One (Sokoine University of Agriculture and Kuyesera AI Lab) for providing these fascinating challenges for our community to work on. What are you waiting for? Get started right now 👉 https://lnkd.in/d63kj6dS Davor Orlic Swami Sivasubramanian Matt Putkoski Kadeghe Fue, Ph.D. Amelia Taylor PhD Joe Fontaine Celina Lee

So honored to be a guest on Stephen Ibaraki's podcast! Stephen is a global leader in AI, the founder of the International Telecommunication Union's AI for Good Summit, a long-time partner of Zindi, and a leader in international bodies including the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery and IEEE. Stephen speaks a lot about 'servant leadership,' which I really appreciate. Before meeting Stephen, I have actually been 'accused' of being a servant leader in a negative way. Though I don't like labels, I can now wear this badge proudly. 😂 Please check out my talk with Stephen, as well as his impressive library of interviews with the likes of Jean-Philippe Courtois, Daniel Di Giusto, Sally Ann Frank, Yannis Ioannidis, and others! Stephen Ibaraki grateful for your support🤩 https://lnkd.in/dm_eVve8 https://lnkd.in/dDE4kgNG

Make sure you are registered for the next Google Adversarial Nibbler Challenge, taking place this Thursday, 5pm WAT. Recap on Responsible AI, workshop adversarial testing and brainstorm prompt hacking, learn how to navigate crowd computing, and Q&A, with Laju Etchie (MBA) ✅, Responsible AI Engagement Manager at Google. RSVP👉https://lu.ma/qfh0av7i

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Zindi and Databricks! 🎉 As a Silver Sponsor of the Zindi Ambassador Network, Databricks will be supporting grassroots data science and AI events across Africa, empowering communities, fostering talent, and driving innovation. 🌍💡 With this partnership, Databricks joins Zindi in a shared commitment to enhance data science and AI across the continent. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming cobranded ambassador events – we’re just getting started! 🚀 #Zindi #Databricks #AI #DataScience #Partnership #Africa #Innovation #TechForGood #GrassrootsTech

Make sure you are registered for the next Google Adversarial Nibbler Challenge, taking place this Thursday, 5pm WAT. Recap on Responsible AI, workshop adversarial testing and brainstorm prompt hacking, learn how to navigate crowd computing, and Q&A, with Laju Etchie (MBA) ✅, Responsible AI Engagement Manager at Google. RSVP👉https://lu.ma/qfh0av7i

AI Equity Challenge Round 2! Zindians, get ready. 🤩 Enter the SUA Outsmarting Outbreaks Challenge, or the Kuyesera AI Disaster Damage and Displacement Challenge and help drive progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 5, and 13 - Climate Action, Gender Equality, and Good Health. Check out these two new challenges powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), IRCAI - International Research Center on Artificial Intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO, Kuyesera AI Lab, UNESCO and the Sokoine University of Agriculture. 🚀🌍 Join a challenge👉https://lnkd.in/d63kj6dS #agriculture #climateaction #genderequality #goodhealth #aiforequitychallenge #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #sdgs

This one is for those wanting to become a Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineers! Learn to source, centralize, and structure data like a pro. Break through to the next level in your data career! Enrol now👉https://lnkd.in/dbw39DPR #MicrosoftCertified #DataEngineering #ZindiLearn

A huge shout out to Ahmed Osman Ali, the Zindi Ambassador in Somalia. Together with the incredible team at AI Somalia, Zamzam University of Science and Technology and other communities for the incredible planning and organisation. Such a persistent and relentless leader. Kudos Ahmed! I appreciate how much zeal went on behind the scenes. Thank you for all your hard work. #AISomalia2024

The AI Somalia Summit highlighted the critical role of community in driving collaboration, innovation, and advancements in AI. Zindi Somalia is coming in hot! 🔥 The data scientists here are eager to learn, hack, and join the ever-growing network of hundreds of thousands of data scientists across Africa. As I say on #Zindi, you either win or you learn. A huge shoutout to the brilliant innovators and visionaries I had the privilege of meeting at the summit and onboarding onto Zindi platform. I'm thrilled to continue supporting and championing the growth and success of this vibrant community through not only hackathons but #ZindiStudyaThons sessions. Let's cook! Ahmed Osman Ali Siham Dhakane Ayan Jama Abdullahi Mohamud Osman Abdullahi Ahmed Tahlil Mohamed Ali Abdirizak Ali Celina Lee Paul Kennedy Rose Delilah Gesicho Megan Yates #AISomalia2024 #ZindiAfrica #AIForGood #AIInnovation #CommunityBuilding