Data Science Africa 2017
Earlier in the 2017 I attended the UN Data Forum. Outside some oddities out of some of the things discussed at that conference (especially on Data and power dynamics, you can read a paper we wrote in response -> A critical …
Category: CSIR
Teaching at AIMS Data Science Workshop
I had the privilege to be able to present a number of topics at the African Institute for Mathematical Science’s Data Science workshop. I really enjoyed my time teaching, learning from the other speakers and meeting very talented students from …
Data Science #1: Science Stars Article
First article in the DST Magazine ScienceStars (Aimed at informing youth on science matters) You can read it here.
30 Hours in Nairobi: AfriCHI and Data Science Nairobi
Rounding off the birthday month!!! I had the privilege to be able to attend the AfriCHI Workshop on Social Media Usage and its Ethical Implications. My colleague Nyalleng Moorosi and I had contributed a short position paper on the topic …
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New tool scrutinises SA political twittersphere [From SABC News]
Originally from SABC Digital News – Wed, 03 Aug 2016 [Evernote Mirror] With the ever-increasing modus in which social media tools are empowering all sectors of society, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in partnership with the national broadcaster …
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