Tag: AI

The Principal CoCIS-Prof. Tonny Oyana (Right) and Deputy Principal CoCIS- Assoc. Prof. Agnes Rwashana Semwanga (Left) at the Press Conference held on 8th May 2019 to announce the US$ 1.3m Google AI Impact Grant awarded to AirQo.

CoCIS Annual Report 2019/2020

We are extremely grateful and privileged to share our Annual Report for Academic Year 2019/20 with Makerere University community. The College is on track to be...

Project researcher, Joel Ssematimba (L) joins the KCCA technical team to deploy an AirQo-Low-cost air pollution monitoring device in Kampala City, Uganda. Image:CoCIS

General3 months ago

Call For Expression of Interest – Hub for Responsible AI for Climate Action

Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) invite expressions of interest from organizations to design and implement an innovation research...

“Machine Learning for Earth Observation” Training of Trainers Bootcamp in Africa, March 22 - April 2, 2021 - application deadline February 14, 2021

Computing & IS4 months ago

Call For Applications: Machine Learning for Earth Observation ToT Bootcamp

Together with the AI and data science research group at Makerere University in Uganda, US-based nonprofit Radiant Earth Foundation announces its “Machine Learning for Earth Observation”...

Some of the pig farmers and officials from Wakiso District pose for a group photo with researchers and students from Makerere University during the training on proper Artificial Insemination in pigs, December 2020.

Agriculture & Environment6 months ago

Mak Trains Wakiso Pig Farmers on how best to Conduct Artificial Insemination

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has trained about twenty pig farmers in Wakiso District on how best they can practice and embrace...

Open and unbiased AI training data for AI practitioners in Africa on the atingi platform.

Computing & IS8 months ago

Open Access AI Training Data & Courses

The German Development Cooperation initiative “FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All” strives for a more open, inclusive and sustainable approach to AI on an international...