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Glad to announce our 5 year partnership with Ministry of ICT&NG. We pledge our full support as the ministry embarks on Uganda's 4IR strategy launched last year mandated to support the uptake of current technologies.

Congratulations Team Agro-connect for emerging as 2nd runner up at the Deep Learning IndabaX Uganda AI Language hackathon 🥳🥳 ⁦Godliver Owomugisha⁩ ⁦Busitema University⁩ ⁦Deep Learning IndabaX 🇺🇬⁩

Hearty congratulations to @RKiire and the team The Makerere AI and Data Science Research Lab on being awarded the Google AI impact grant from Google.org aimed at supporting AI-drive microscopy research. 🔗-globalgoals.withgoogle.com/globalgoals?s=…

Our ED Ernest Mwebaze will be facilitating a session on Machine Learning at this year's DSA Uganda Chapter annual event hosted at Busitema University

And that's a wrap🥳 Highlights from DAY 2 DSA Uganda Chapter summer camp. Glad to have contributed to Uganda's data science ecosystem having showcased our work in language technology and environmental sensing. Thank you to Busitema University, Busitema AI and Interdisciplinary Research Group and Godliver Owomugisha for hosting.

Celebrating International Translation Day. You can now translate to Luganda using this whatsapp number 📲-+256800113366 We're making connections more accessible and seamless! Try it out and let us know. #TranslationDay23

Happy 61st Independence Day, Uganda! 🎉🌟 We continue to harness the power of AI to drive innovation, prosperity, and inclusive development for all. #UgandaAt61

📸 Pictorials from our partner workshop happening today. We're keen to engage our esteemed partners harnessing the power of our language system to drive initiatives in agriculture, healthcare, and civic involvement. #AIforsocialgood

🥳🥳 A little Friday celebration with the Sunbird team as we move into our new office. 📍Find us at Plot 15 East Naguru Road right opposite Next Media Park.

"Exciting day in Jinja for the #DataCitiesUg inception meeting, collaborating with key stakeholders! Our focus is on co-designing with selected cities, mapping out data ecosystems for enhanced planning using practical #AI systems. #UGDataStrategy

"As we plan for Jinja city, it's crucial to address the question of accurate data. The effectiveness of our strategies relies on the reliability of the information we leverage." ~Mr. Edward Lwanga, Town Clerk, Jinja City Uganda #DataCitiesUG #UGDataStrategy

Today is #PictureMonday, and here is the team behind the #DataCitiesUG project. We are excited for the potential and opportunities this project will establish in Fort Portal and Jinja cities. #UGDigitalRoadmap #UGDataStrategy

Data Science Africa joins international partners to launch the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN) World Economic Forum datascienceafrica.org/dsablog/2024/0… #WEF24 #AI #compute

It's #TLDRTuesday and time for another #TLDRShorts - today Ernest Mwebaze from the awesome SunbirdAI, an org who creates positive social impact using AI-enabled systems and tech across Africa, talks about how transformative #AI could be for #research and #society in the #GlobalSouth.

Happy #InternationalMotherLanguageDay! Since 1999, this day promotes linguistic diversity. Here are some orgs doing trailblazing work on AI for African & Asian languages 🥳 Lelapa AI SunbirdAI Ghana Natural Language Processing (NLP) Masakhane prosa_ai The Makerere AI and Data Science Research Lab Data Science for Social Impact DIGITAL UMUGANDA

Happy IML Day! African NLP, the next frontier. A lot of good work is being done by these amazing communities on the continent. Kudos!

#BreakTheSystem with translate.sunbird.ai Help us crush language barriers in Uganda by testing our translations for: ✅Runyankole ✅Luganda ✅Acholi ✅Lugbara ✅Ateso The weirder the phrase, the better! Your feedback will help us make it the most accurate translation tool.

#BreakTheSystem in your own language with translate.sunbird.ai Here are categories of phrases for you to choose from. Share technical terms, greetings & proverbs in; ✅Acholi ✅Ateso ✅Lugbara ✅Luganda ✅Runyankole

AI NEWS: Leaks just revealed Google is planning to launch a 'Recall' feature for the Pixel. Plus, more developments from Meta, ElevenLabs, Runway, Perplexity, Nomic AI, and Elon Musk/xAI. Here's everything going on in AI right now:

Google 's new open building dataset is a game changer. We're using it to support Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development's electrification strategy. By analysing building data from satellite images, we're identifying villages ideal for solar mini grids in Lamwo. 🔗-youtu.be/O3NmfLFxq24?si…