AfOx Insaka 3 May 2024

AfOx Insaka 3 May 2024

AfOx insaka's bring together thousands of people on one platform to share ideas and exchange knowledge on Africa related research.

By Africa Oxford Initiative

Date and time

Fri, 3 May 2024 17:30 - 19:00 GMT+1

Location

Said Business School, University of Oxford

Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP United Kingdom

Agenda

5:30 PM - 5:35 PM

Introduction to AfOx

Dr Anne Makena

5:35 PM - 6:00 PM

Building the African AI We Want

Prof Vukosi Marivate, University of Pretoria

Africa's rich linguistic diversity is a unique strength that can be leveraged to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. However, limited access to high-quality annotated data, computational...

6:00 PM - 6:25 PM

Settler-Colonial Violence, Displacement, and Inter-generational Trauma

Professor Veronica Fynn Bruey

Documenting Indigenous Peoples' experiences with colonialism, land loss, displacement, racism, and exclusion is crucial for understanding the formation of modern states. Historical agreements like th...

6:25 PM - 6:55 PM

Discussion

6:55 PM - 7:00 PM

Closing Remarks

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Drinks Reception

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Join our next Insaka on Friday 3rd May, 2024 at 5:30pm UK time.

The Insaka will be live-streamed on YouTube and we encourage you send in your questions via the YouTube chat box. Watch here.

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