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Working at the intersection of Data, Design and Technology #DataFeminism #CivicTech #DigitalRights. Let's chat!
Kampala, Uganda
Joined October 2016
Missed #DataFestAfrica2025? Here’s a glimpse into the bold conversations that lit up Kampala, from data justice to AI innovation, all centered on one question: How can #data truly serve the people? 📹Watch here:
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And that’s how we wrapped up Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025! From high-energy trainings, office premise assessments, digital security games, quizzes, tips and digital clinics to our signature Youth-led Digital Ownership Masterclass at #DataFestAfrica2025, it’s been a month
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Well, @OpenAI just banned @ChatGPT from giving medical advice. @Doctronic is built different: peer-reviewed clinical validation, a network of licensed physicians across all 50 states, and partnerships that let us keep expanding. We're not pulling back. We're moving forward.
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That is a wrap for #DataFestAfrica2025 🎉 It has been an electrifying gathering of minds, ideas, and innovations! From hands-on workshops, art exhibitions, to bold panels exploring how African communities can reclaim their data futures, we came together to spark real change. Huge
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The Digital Resilience Hub at #DataFestAfrica2025 is where activists, journalists, and civic tech leaders learn to protect their data, devices, and digital identities. Building safer online spaces for everyone. We are still open and waiting to serve you.
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Highlights from Day One of #DataFestAfrica2025 Our Twogere: Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Edition sparked crucial conversations about responding responsibly and effectively to different scenarios including cyber-bullying, data violation and much more!
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Federal investigators are taking a closer look at the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s finances. What could this probe mean for transparency, accountability, and the broader nonprofit sector?
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Day 2 at #DataFestAfrica2025 The MERL Tech + NLP session, explored how data & AI can drive ethical, people-centered change. Patricia Aine Mbabazi shared insights from our State of Internet Freedom Report, stressing the need for Africa to benchmark AI regulation on the EU AI
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#DataFestAfrica2025 Today, we participate in a consultation dialogue on @achpr_cadhp resolution 630. What principles should inform guidelines for states on the monitoring of information intergrity online? #DataFestAfrica25 #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth #DigitalOwnership
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Hey DataFest Fam! 👋🏽 As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re closing in style with our signature Masterclass: Shaping Youth Futures Through Digital Ownership 🎓 🗓 Today, Friday 31st October 🕑 2:00 – 3:45 PM (EAT) 📍 National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa Join
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DAY 2🗓️ We're into the second day of ye #DataFestAfrica2025 under the theme "Reclaiming our Data Futures". 📍The National Innovation Hub, Nakawa. #DFA2025 || #ReclaimingDataFutures
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Yesterday, we participated in the FemTech Futures stakeholders Co-creation forum at #DataFest2025
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Data Ownership‼️‼️ ✅60% International organizations. ✅25% Government-led portals. ✅15% Community/ university-based repositories. ✅40%+ are Pan-African datasets tackling continent-wide issues. ✅Growing country-specific datasets enable local solutions. ✅Top data hubs: South
When it comes to AI, we are barely “speaking” to the machines. The African AI paradox isn’t about talent, it’s about fuel. That fuel is data. We need open, accessible datasets to teach machines our languages, cultures, and experiences, and unlock the continent’s true innovation
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Thank you for visiting the Digital Resilience Hub at #DataFestAfrica2025 today. If you missed us, drop by tomorrow, Oct 31, 2025, bring a friend, your phone or laptop, and curiosity. Theme: “Reclaiming our data futures.” Special thanks to @PollicyOrg for making this possible.
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Day 1 at #DataFestAfrica2025 wrapped up with so many thought provoking conversation. From harnessing data to transform public service, to how data shapes and influence our societies, to collective action for sustainable development.
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Following the landmark judgment, Uganda has seen a 200% increase in data protection compliance as more organizations register with the Personal Data Protection Office. #DataFestAfrica2025
#DFA2025 | #ReclaimingDataFutures
Uganda’s data protection landscape is changing fast. More organizations are now registering and complying with national standards on cross-border data transfers. #DataFestAfrica2025
#DFA2025 | #ReclaimingDataFutures
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Good afternoon from @innovationhubug We are participating in the #DataFestAfrica2025 curated by @PollicyOrg. We are currently discussing how data is shaping and influencing our societies today.
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“We need digital infrastructures that serve communities, protect the vulnerable, and value African knowledge, storytelling, and traditions as legitimate forms of data.”~ Neema lyer, ED & Founder @PollicyOrg. #DataFestAfrica2025
#DFA2025 | #ReclaimingDataFutures
“Africa is too often a testing ground for ideas that prioritize profit over people. ID programs in refugee camps, AI trained on local labor, and tech built without local benefit all show this imbalance.”~ Neema lyer, ED & Founder @PollicyOrg. #DataFestAfrica2025
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Excited to be facilitating a Masterclass on "Shaping Youth Futures Through Digital Ownership" at the #DataFestAfrica2025. The two-day event themed around "Reclaiming Our Data Futures" will span October 30-31, 2025. Happy to get in touch and have conversations with those in
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INCLUSIVITY; SEMA tools are largely gender and language inclusive capturing refugee inputs in different languages • SEMA feedback tools have improved citizen access to reporting, gaps in inclusivity inclusivity #DFA2025 | #ReclaimingDataFutures | #DataFestAfrica2025
OUTCOMES OF FEEDBACK: •EFFICIENCY; Improved staff behavior at operational level as more friendly and responsive interactions between staff and citizens, #DFA2025 | #ReclaimingDataFutures | #DataFestAfrica2025
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As journalists, reclaiming our data future means demanding transparency, protecting privacy, and amplifying digital rights. Data shouldn’t silence or exploit it should empower. #DataFest2025
#DFA25 Cc @PollicyOrg @BrendaNamata1
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