Data Tamasha
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  • 1st Day Wednesday, December 04
  • 2nd Day Thursday, December 05
  • 3rd Day Friday, December 06
9:00am - 9:55am Auditorium

OPENING
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Rosalynn Mworia
10:00am - 11:30am Auditorium

WOMEN IN INNOVATION

This session will connect eminent women around data and innovation emphasizing the notion that equality of opportunity across gender is widely recognized as an identifier of a healthy and prosperous society

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mahadia Tunga
11:50am - 1:00pm Auditorium

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE IN THE INDUSTRIAL ERA

Industrialization has evolved from the use of more mechanical machinery to using electricity to operate these machinery and more recently to the use of robots to automate tasks. As a result, more women have

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Chepkemoi Magdaline
2:00pm - 3:30pm Auditorium

THE FUTURE IS FEMALE

It is said that women hold up half the sky, but too often many of us may not realize by just how much. Yet all over the world, and in all walks of life, women are creating, designing, and innovating to make

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Anitha Martine Chepkemoi Magdaline
2:00pm - 3:30pm Mzizima Hall

WOMEN LED DATA DRIVEN INNOVATION

This session will showcase women led data driven innovations with huge potential for economic and social progress, with varying effects on different communities and businesses. The panel will discuss how wom

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Niina Kayhko Mercy Mbise
2:00pm - 3:30pm Kilimanjaro Hall

WOMEN IN GEO-SPATIAL DATA
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Anitha Martine
3:30pm - 4:30pm Auditorium

WOMEN LED DATA SCIENCE PRODUCTS

Despite availing opportunities in data science field especially at this period of fourth industrial 
era, women are underrepresented. According to Francine Berman , Professor of Computer 
Sci

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Rose Funja Fatma Mpungwe
3:30pm - 4:30pm Kilimanjaro Hall

DATA 4 AGRICULTURE

Agriculture is an engine of growth for households and for countries alike, as a source of employment and a key driver for food security. But the flip side to its capacity to feed people, bolster the economy,

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:30pm - 4:30pm Mzizima Hall

GIRLS AND DATA

An interactive session to showcase the success stories of engaging young women in data and tech agenda. Participant will get a chance to hear on strategies of recruiting girls in STEM subjects, key lessons l

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tayamika Mattao
4:30pm - 5:30pm Auditorium

GENDER STATISTICS: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN SUPPORTING WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE

Last but certainly not least session of the DAY 1 and of WIDS - Dar es Salaam 2019. It is an interactive session that will begin by panelist sharing the current state of the gender gap in the field of data s

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jumanne Mtambalike Amos Nungu
9:00am - 10:30am Auditorium

REGULATORY & LEGAL ENVIRONMENT ON INNOVATION

This session will discuss the rational “Government regulations can have both positive and 
negative effects on the innovation process”. Among other goals, regulatory reform in African 
co

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Essa Mohamedali
11:00am - 12:45pm Kilimanjaro Hall

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

In this session a keynote speech will be given and then some few innovators who have developed products on Artificial Intelligence will get to present and share their experiences in building their products.

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11:00am - 12:45pm Auditorium

DATA ROAD-MAP: PANEL DISCUSSION

As part of strengthening the data ecosystem both at national and sub-national 
level different efforts has been in place to support the development of the data road 
map.for example in Kyela,

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11:00am - 12:45pm Mzizima Hall

SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES IN IMPROVING DATA LITERACY
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:45pm - 3:25pm Kilimanjaro Hall

UNLOCKING GEO-SPATIAL DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT: PANEL DISCUSSION

The Africa Regional Data Cube (ARDC) is a new data infrastructure that makes 18 years of satellite data easily accessible, usable, and analysis-ready for five GPSDD partner countries: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal,

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:45pm - 3:25pm Auditorium

DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY: PANEL DISCUSSION
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:45pm - 3:25pm Mzizima Hall

THE ROLE OF DATA AND INNOVATION TOWARDS HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC CONTROL
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:30pm - 5:00pm Kilimanjaro Hall

MOBILE DATA FOR SOCIAL GOOD

According to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2018 progress has been made in many areas of the 2030 Agenda. However, in some areas, progress is insufficient to meet the Agenda’s goals and ta

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Carol Ndosi
3:30pm - 5:00pm Auditorium

DRIVING CHANGE IN INNOVATION

This session will commence with a keynote presentation which will highlight a general overview of innovation then streamline on how innovation has created giant new industries and transformed nearly every fi

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:30pm - 4:15pm Mzizima Hall

DATA COLLABORATIVE FOR LOCAL IMPACT
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4:15pm - 5:00pm Mzizima Hall

RESPONSIVE DATA USE FROM USAID
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
9:00am - 9:30am Auditorium

THE ROLE OF DATA IN DEVELOPMENT
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
9:30am - 10:35am Auditorium

ROLE OF CITIZEN GENERATED DATA

Learning from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the role of citizens and Civil society in development and implementation including the monitoring of the SDGs cannot be understated. Citizen generated d

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11:05am - 12:30pm Kilimanjaro Hall

UTILIZING DATA TO DRIVE FINANCIAL INCLUSION
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
11:05am - 12:30pm Auditorium

SIMPLETEC SOLUTIONS DATA STORYTELLING AND FUTURE OF JOURNALISM DATA, STORYTELLING AND BEYOND
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Collin Gumbu
11:05am - 12:30pm Mzizima Hall

INNOVATION CLINIC: PITCH Q&A SESSION

This session will focus on the paradigm that fueling and translation of new ideas from University Colleges/Innovation Spaces in Tanzania into workable innovative solutions that have strong commercial potenti

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:40pm - 3:00pm Kilimanjaro Hall

THE ROLE OF DIGITAL HEALTH IN SUPPORTING & PROMOTING DATA USE: PANEL DISCUSSION
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:40pm - 3:00pm Mzizima Hall

WORKSHOP: DATA STORYTELLING: DLAB & MEDIA SPACE
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1:40pm - 3:00pm Kilimanjaro Hall

IMPACT OF DATA DRIVEN INNOVATIONS & USE STORIES: PRESENTATIONS

This session will look Data-driven innovation which entails usage of different kinds of data in the innovation process to create value The emerging trend of big data-driven innovation is leading to the devel

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:00pm - 4:00pm Mzizima Hall

WORKSHOP: APPLICATION OF AI FOR RAPID ANOMALY DETECTION IN THE INSURANCE/BANK INDUSTRY
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:00pm - 4:00pm Auditorium

CITIZEN GENERATED DATA IN ACTION: PRESENTATIONS

In this session we will be able to see various use cases that have put Citizen Generated Data - CGD into application for informed decision making and solution development.
 

UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
3:00pm - 4:00pm Auditorium

ADAPT AND GOAL TRACKER DEMONSTRATION SESSION
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4:00pm - 4:30pm Auditorium

DATA PARTNERSHIPS
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
4:30pm - 5:00pm Auditorium

CLOSING
UDSM College of Information and Communication Technologies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

About Data Tamasha

Data Tamasha is a unique platform that facilitate sharing of ‘how data can make a difference in our community’. It brings together data enthusiasts, leaders and practitioners across industries, the public sector and academia. 

Every two years, dLab is organizing and hosting Data Tamasha event. The 2019 Data Tamasha theme is “The Power of Data for Inclusive Sustainable Development” – an event that will be held on 4th to 6th December 2019, at the College of Information and Communication Technology (CoICT), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) which is located at Kijitonyama Campus - Old Bagamoyo Road.

It will involve dialogues, panel discussion, presentations, demonstrations, interactive sessions, exhibitions and public out-reach activities

For Data Tamasha program details please click here

 

When & where

dLab - College of ICT, University of Dar es Salaam, New Bagamoyo Road,

Wed 04 to Fri 06, December 2019

8:00am to 5:00pm

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Tanzania Data Lab (dLab)

Tanzania Data Lab (dLab) is incorporated in the United Republic of Tanzania under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002 as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with registration number 00NGO/0009516.

It envisions Africa where ‘data is frequently and effectively used to inform policy and decision-making at all levels’ by strengthening data ecosystems and data usage in innovation, policy and decision-making on health, economic growth, and gender in Tanzania and Africa.

To achieve its mission and vision, dLab implements its activities through its strategic plan of 2019-2023 which focuses on the four pillars;
• Community Engagement
• Capacity Development
• Data Science Services
• Research and Innovation

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