5th DS-I Africa Consortium Datathon

Indigenous Innovation with African Tools and Data

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DS-I Africa Datathon Program

Indigenous Innovation with African Tools and Data

23-24 August 2025 • Cedi Centre, University of Ghana

Event Details
Organizers: DS-I Africa Coordinating Centre, eLwazi ODSP, MUDSReH
Theme: Indigenous Innovation with African Tools and Data
Learning Objectives: Data sources, tools and infrastructure, MODRIA and AVEMap, AWS platform, Python, Git, Jupyter Notebook
Requirements: Participants to bring their own laptop
DAY 1: Saturday 23 August 2025
Auditorium and Seminar Room 2
8:15
Registration

DSI, MUDSReH and The Village • Auditorium Foyer main registration desk

8:30 - 8:40
Welcome & Opening

Auditorium • Rolanda Julius & Sumir Panji

8:45 - 9:00
Introduction to the Datathon

Goals, team introductions, and agenda overview • Kaggwa Fred & Mwavu Rogers

9:00 - 9:30
Panel 1: Contextualizing Medical AI in Africa

Challenges, Gaps, and Opportunities. Explore the unique ecosystem for AI in African healthcare settings, and what ethical, infrastructural, and clinical issues need to be addressed.

Panelists: Mr. Buri Gershom, Dr. Kimera Richard, Mukama Martin (Moderator), Dr. Brenda Ainomugisha, Mr. Rogers Mwavu

9:30 - 10:00
Panel 2: From Raw Data to Responsible Models

Building Ethical AI Pipelines in Medical Imaging. A high-level discussion on the lifecycle of medical AI, from data acquisition to model deployment, with emphasis on transparency and accountability.

Panelists: Dr. Wasswa William (Moderator), Dr Wilson Tumuhimbise, Dr Kwame Danso, Mr. Nicholas Mensah, Dr. Fred Kaggwa

10:00 - 10:15
Introduction to the Village

Prof. Jessica Haberer

10:15 - 10:25
Challenge Raffle Draw

Teams randomly select a challenge topic or research question from a curated pool • Prof. Ngonzi Joseph

10:25 - 11:00
Datathon Infrastructure and Access

Mwavu Rogers & Mukama Martin

11:00 - 11:15
Refreshment Break
11:15 - 12:00
Description of Datathon Datasets

Orientation on Challenge Topics/Research Questions and Datasets

MoDRIA Dataset: Dr. Arunga Simon, Dr. Teddy Kwaga

AVeMAP Dataset: Dr. Brenda Ainomugisha and Dr. Amos Muhumuza

12:00 - 13:00
Understanding Your Dataset and EDA

Exploratory Data Analysis: Understanding Your Data Before Developing a Model • Rogers Mwavu, Buri Gershom, Mukama Martin, Kimera Richard

13:00 - 13:45
Lunch

Garden Tent

13:45 - 14:00
Displaying Teams and Mentors

Rogers Mwavu and Mukama Martin

14:00 - 16:00
Teams Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

16:00 - 16:15
Refreshment Break
16:15 - 18:30
Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

19:00
Dinner

Fiesta Royal Hotel

DAY 2: Sunday 24 August 2025
Seminar Room 2
8:30 - 9:00
Arrival / Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

9:00 - 11:00
Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

11:00 - 11:15
Refreshment Break
11:15 - 12:45
Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

12:45 - 13:00
Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

13:00 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 15:00
Teams Continue to Explore the Data

Datathon Mentors

15:00 - 16:45
Team Presentations and Feedback

Teams

16:45 - 17:00
Feedback and Way Forward

MUDSReH

17:00
Closing
Important Notes
  • All participants must bring their own laptop
  • Teams will be assigned on the day of the event
  • Datasets include MoDRIA and AVeMAP for hands-on work
  • Mentors will be available throughout the datathon
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