Ending hunger, poverty and reducing inequality will take a whole lot more than what has been business as usual for us. We bring African voices to share their take on what the future holds.
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A Twitter Space Event: Data And Access To Justice
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LDRI’s monthly data chat is held on Twitter and is part of efforts to advocate for and mobilize stakeholders around a common agenda on the publication and use of data and evidence responding to Africa’s development agenda. The data chat provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss the way forward for inclusive and sustainable development in the …
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What Girls Want: International Day of the Girl Child
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The Athena Initiative's Catherine Nyambura and Nyasha Phanisa speak with Muchiri Nyaggah about the challenges facing the girl child in Africa today, where governments need to prioritize their investments and their observations on the state of gender data in this era of the data revolution. Visit the Athena Initiative website at www.athenanetwork.or…
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Irungu Houghton - Combatting Corruption in the Face of a Global Pandemic
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Leonida and Muchiri speak with Irungu Houghton, Amnesty International Kenya's Executive Director, on his experiences, his views and his recommendations on how governments could combat corruption especially in COVID-19 Response procurement.
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Irungu Houghton - Combatting Corruption in the Face of a Global Pandemic
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Leonida and Muchiri speak with Irungu Houghton, Amnesty International Kenya's Executive Director, on his experiences, his views and his recommendations on how governments could combat corruption especially in COVID-19 Response procurement.
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Leonida Mutuku & Muchiri Nyaggah - Open Data for Anti Corruption in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
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Leonida Mutuku and Muchiri Nyaggah discuss the emerging insights from a project on open data for anti-corruption. LDRI's is part of a consortium led by Open Data Charter with support from the Open Government Partnership and the World Bank that is seeking to support countries in bringing open data for anti corruption to their Open Government Partner…
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Trailer: Leonida Mutuku & Muchiri Nyaggah - Open Data for Anti Corruption in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
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Leonida Mutuku and Muchiri Nyaggah discuss the emerging insights from a project on open data for anti-corruption. LDRI's is part of a consortium led by Open Data Charter with support from the Open Government Partnership and the World Bank that is seeking to support countries in bringing open data for anti corruption to their Open Government Partner…
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John Kamara - On AfyaRekod and Building Human Capital for AI in Africa
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Muchiri speaks with John Kamara, founder and CEO of AfyaRekod, a consumer-driven health data platform built on AI and Blockchain technology. He is also a director at the Machine Intelligence Institute for Africa (SA) and founder of Adalabs (Nairobi).
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Leonida Mutuku - The State of Big Data for Development in Africa
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Muchiri Nyaggah and Leonida Mutuku discuss the recent LDRI report on the state of big data for development in Africa. The report was the result of a study conducted as part of the activities of the Big Data for Development Network of which LDRI and the Africa Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) host the African hub.…
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Muchiri Nyaggah speaks with Ahmed Maawy, the VP for Engineering at Streamlytics on his journey so far, his experience from previous roles at Ushahidi and Al Jazeera as well his thoughts on where the opportunities lie for big data and artificial intelligence in the industry.
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