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[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

Tomorrow is the day.

Join us at the #GlobalDataFestival2026 for the DataCities side event — The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating ‘Blind’ Governance in East Africa’s Emerging Cities — happening on 4 June.

We’ll be exploring how data can strengthen urban decision-making, improve service delivery, and support more responsive city governance.

See you there.

📅 04 June 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Nairobi, Kenya

#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026 #DataCities #UrbanData #DataGovernance #DataForGood

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Data-driven decision-making is essential for building more responsive and effective cities. We’re proud to be part of the DataCities consortium and excited to contribute to this conversation at #GlobalDataFestival2026.

Join us on 4 June as we explore lessons from Jinja and Fort Portal on strengthening urban governance through data.

#DataFest2026 #UrbanData #DataForGood

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

⏳ Just 2 days to go!

Join us at #GlobalDataFestival2026 for our DataCities side event, The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating ‘Blind’ Governance in East Africa’s Emerging Cities.

Drawing on lessons from @jinjacity and @FortPortalCity1, we'll explore how cities can use data to inform decision-making, strengthen service delivery, and support more effective urban planning.

📅 4 June 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM EAT
📍 Nairobi, Kenya

#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026  #UrbanData #DataGovernance #DataForGood

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Today, we join Uganda in commemorating the courage, faith, and sacrifice of the Uganda Martyrs. May their legacy continue to inspire us all.

Happy Martyrs Day.

#SunbirdAI #AiForSocialGood

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

From AI and space intelligence to urban planning and public service delivery, the conversations at #GlobalDataFestival2026 are exploring how data can solve real-world challenges.

We’re excited to be part of the festival with a DataCities side event: The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating ‘Blind’ Governance in East Africa’s Emerging Cities.

Join the DataCities team — Prof. Engineer @iBaino, Dr. @mmubangizi15, and Dr. @emwebaze — as we explore how emerging cities can move from blind spots to evidence-based governance.

📅 04 June 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Nairobi, Kenya

#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026  #UrbanData #DataGovernance #GlobalDataFestival2026

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Who holds a city's data?
Who maintains it?
Is it used to govern?

These are the questions the @DataCities consortium is bringing to Nairobi.

🗓 Thursday, 4 June | 4:00PM
📍 The Edge Convention Centre, Nairobi

The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating 'Blind' Governance in East Africa's Emerging Cities

Moderated by Prof. @iBaino
With Dr. Ernest Mwebaze, Dr. @mmubangizi15 (@UNGlobalPulse) + city officials from @FortPortalCity1 Portal and @jinjacity

Hosted by @Data4SDGs | Government of Kenya

Attending #KSEC2026? See you there.
#DataFest2026 #UrbanData

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

We're excited to be part of #GlobalDataFestival2026 — a global conversation on how data and innovation can shape more equitable and resilient cities.

Our side event, "The Urban Data Clinic: Resuscitating 'Blind' Governance in East Africa's Emerging Cities," draws on lessons from @jinjacity and @FortPortalCity1 to explore how Uganda's newest cities are using data to improve service delivery and make better decisions for their citizens.

If you'll be in Nairobi, we'd love to see you at our session.
📅 04 June 2026
⏰4:00 PM
📍 Nairobi, Kenya

#DataFest2026 #KSEC2026 #UrbanData #DataGovernance

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Eid Al Adha Mubarak!

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Meet the panelists.👇

What can the right data actually do for waste management in cities?

This Thursday, Mr. @BrianNyangor, Dr. Jude Zziwa Byansi, Mr. Alex Mubiito & Ms. Kanyunyuzi Kellen join us to explore how data is transforming urban sanitation and service delivery.

🗓️ Thursday, 28th May | 3PM EAT
🔗 Register here to join the conversation: https://t.co/gX9T6VxeKb

#WasteManagement #UrbanDataDialogue #dataforgood #cities #AIForSocialGood

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How are Uganda's cities using data to improve waste management and build cleaner communities?

Episode 3 of the Urban Data Dialogue explores just that — with voices from @jinjacity, @KCCAUG , and the @DataCitiesUg consortium.

📅 Thursday 28 May |
🕒 3PM EAT
| Zoom + YouTube + X Live

Register https://t.co/gX9T6VxeKb

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

Many Ugandan cities struggle to track how waste moves through their systems — making it harder to plan, respond, and deliver cleaner communities. Episode 3 explores how data can help change that.

Join us for the next Urban Data Dialogue as we explore how digital tools, mapping, and citizen feedback are helping cities improve waste management and sanitation services.

Featuring voices from @jinjacity, @KCCAUG, and the @DataCitiesUg consortium.

📅 Thursday, 28 May 2026
🕒 3 PM EAT
📍 Zoom | YouTube | X Space

Register here 👉 https://t.co/6sXGwBU8GZ

#UrbanDataDialogue #WasteManagement #UrbanInnovation #DataForGood

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Fort Portal raised UGX 300M in new revenue without new taxes or new staff.
Jinja is budgeting smarter with just 60% of the data it needs.
Kampala grew property tax collection from 17bn → 68bn in 7 years.

On April 30th, @DataCitiesUg unpacked how Uganda's newest cities are using data to collect more, spend better, and deliver more for their citizens.

By 2050, 60-70% of Sub-Saharan Africa will live in cities. Most of them are being built right now, and @DataCities_UG is making sure they're built on data.

Watch the full session ↓
https://t.co/cy5QhCnkft

Next up: data and waste management. Stay tuned to our socials for the next edition.

#DataCities #UrbanData #EvidenceBasedGovernance #CityPlanning

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

For years, @jinjacity managed waste with paper reports, rough estimates, and memory. No one could tell you what was being collected, where, or whether it was working.

Together with @jinjacity Authority, we built SafiSiti to change that. We mapped 1,496 waste collection points across two wards — every one assigned a QR code that creates a verified, time-stamped record every time waste is collected.

95% of those codes are now active, giving city officials a real-time picture of waste collection across the city for the very first time.

Read how we are turning @jinjacity into a proof of concept for every emerging city in Uganda 👇
https://t.co/qXIP5pg76U

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

We are excited to announce the DataCities Uganda Conference 2026! 🎉

For the first time, we are bringing together city leaders, policymakers, technologists, and development partners for a national conversation on strengthening city data systems in Uganda.

🗓5th November 2026
📍 Kampala, Uganda
🎯 Theme: Strengthening City Data Systems for Inclusive Urban Development

Save the date. More details coming soon.

#UrbanData #DataForGood #innovation

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

The Multilingual Health Question Answering Challenge is open.

Millions across Sub-Saharan Africa can't access maternal, sexual, and reproductive health information in their own language. Models trained on English data don't work for Luganda, Kiswahili, Akan, or Amharic — and that gap costs lives.

This challenge, hosted on @ZindiAfrica, asks you to build the model that changes that.

🏆 $5,000 USD in prizes
📅 Closes: 21 Jun 2026
🎙️ Info webinar: 20 May, 6–7 PM GMT+2

Register Here → https://t.co/3twmwhOunO

#NLP #AfricaHealth #HealthTech #SunbirdAI #AIForSocialGood

[Equalyz_AI @equalyz_ai]

This paper, “Real-Time Spoken Instruction Following and Translation in Ugandan Languages,” builds a speech AI system that can take spoken instructions and respond in real time across multiple Ugandan languages, not just translating speech, but acting on it as it comes in.

Most speech systems are still slow and layered (speech-to-text → processing → text-to-speech). This work pushes toward a different direction: streaming, low-latency interaction where understanding and response happen almost instantly (~50ms-level response latency in parts of the system).

That shift matters in low-resource language contexts where real communication isn’t paused, structured, or clean; it is continuous, multilingual, and fast. This is a step toward AI that can keep up with how people actually speak.

Read full paper >> https://t.co/1trAwzJC9l

@BenjaminAkera @wenjiehu198410 @Evyouma @Gilbert35075 @GilbertYig83649 @iBaino @emwebaze @johnquinn_irl @SunbirdAI

#EqualyzAI #AfricanNLP #AIforAfrica #SpeechAI #LowResourceLanguages #NLP #InclusiveAI #DigitalInclusion

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Are you an organisation that is thinking about how Artificial Intelligence can be used to solve real-world problems in Africa?

Book an AI clinic session with us for a practical, hands-on space where learning meets impact.

What to expect:
1. Real use cases on how AI can be used for social good.
2. Guidance from AI experts at Sunbird AI
3. Opportunities to ask questions, share ideas, and network.

Book a 30-minute slot with us: https://t.co/uEmQ64coQE

#SunbirdAI #AIForSocialGood #InclusiveAI #EthicalAI #AIClinics

[SunbirdAI @SunbirdAI]

Today, we celebrate the people whose work keeps our societies moving, and ask how that work can be better supported.

At Sunbird AI, we believe technology should strengthen public systems, amplify human effort, and drive social impact.

Happy Labour Day.

#SunbirdAI #AIforSocialGood

[DataCities Initiative @DataCitiesUg]

Meet the speakers for Episode 2 of the Urban Data Dialogue Series: Boosting City Revenue & Service Delivery with Data.

Featuring @ChristineKayon2, @FlaviaZabali, Prof. @iBaino and @johnstonebk

Register here to save your spot 👉https://t.co/xiACdF60qY

#revenue #UrbanDataDialogue #DataForGood