The first Deep Learning Indaba ended with the formation of a community of Africans who spread across our continent with a commitment to share their knowledge in the principles and practice of modern machine learning and artificial intelligence. Our task was to now further empower our attendees; to become ‘the talking drums of Africa renewed’.
As a first step, we established the Deep Learning IndabaX: an ongoing experiment with the ways in which we can strengthen African machine learning: through locally-organised one day workshops or meetings that spread knowledge and build local expertise and networks—what we think is the best way to include more people in the conversation around artificial intelligence and machine learning.
We are proud to announce 12 IndabaX events will be held in 2018, over two weeks from 26 March to 6 April. African Machine Learning is strong and thriving.
Each of these meetings has an ambitious programme, and each Indaba? is committed to the dual principles of the Inbaba: to increase African participation in machine learning; and to directly address issues of diversity, and the creation of a united and wholly-inclusive African machine learning community. The 2018 IndabaX workshops are:
We invited these groups, through an open call, to collaborate with other institutions and submit proposals to organise an IndabaX, with the opportunity to receive small grants in support of their ambitions. Our funding was limited, and we were able to provide limited support to each of them (with amounts of up to R25,000/$2000). On average these events will each have 50 attendees, and with increased support we will be able to empower many more such efforts in future. The excitement to organise these events shows that the baton of strengthening African machine learning is already in the hands of committed people across our continent. They will be the next generation of machine learning leaders, in their countries and worldwide, and we are proud to play a small part in their inevitable success. IndabaX: Deux Semaines de formation en l’apprentissage automatique à travers tout l’Afrique.
Organisateurs Indaba
Le tout premier "Deep Learning Indaba" s'était achevé en Septembre 2017 à Johannesburg en Afrique du Sud avec la formation et la mise en réseau d'un grand nombre d'Africains tenu ensemble par l'engagement collectif à oeuvrer de façon conjointe pour le partage des acquis ainsi que des principes de base en l'apprentissage automatique et Intelligence Artificielle moderne. Le comité organisateur du tout premier "Deep Learning Indaba" avait très tôt identifié la nécessité de renforcer les capacités des participants de façon à en faire des “Tam-Tam parlante pour une Afrique en Renaissance”.
C'est dans la continuité de ce renforcement de capacités en l’apprentissage automatique et Intelligence Artificielle qu'est née l'idée de "Deep Learning IndabaX", une expérimentation en cours visant a maintenir l'elan consecutif aux formations de Septembre à Johannesburg. Les "Indaba X" consistent en des formations courtes de un a deux jours ou plus sous forme d'ateliers ou de rencontres informelles partout en Afrique et visant à diffuser vers le plus grand nombre les acquis du "Deep Learning Indaba". L'idéal étant que les organisateurs desdites rencontres soient des participants des formations de Septembre 2017 en Afrique du Sud. En d'autres termes, c'est une initiative visant à démultiplier, en Afrique, le nombre de praticiens et experts locaux en Intelligence Artificielle et l'apprentissage automatique. Nous avons ainsi l'immense plaisir d'annoncer la tenue prochaine de 12 IndabaX en 2018, chacun étale sur deux semaines du 26 Mars au 06 Avril. Une preuve de plus de la marche en avant du domaine Machine Learning en Afrique. Chacune de ces rencontres IndabaX à un programme ambitieux. Chacune des sessions entend formuler au mieux les deux piliers-clés de l'esprit même de l'Indaba. À savoir densifier la participation Africaine en matière de Machine Learning de façon a constituer une communauté forte et productive et ainsi accroître la diversité dans le domaine. La liste des IndabaX en 2018 s'établit ainsi comme suit:
Un appel à projets avait été lancé à l'endroit de la communauté Africaine. Étant donné les limites financières du comité de sélection, le support financier pour chacun des sélectionnés s'est élevé à la somme maximale de ZAR 25000 / USD 2000. En moyenne, chacun de ces événements verra aura 50 participants. Avec un soutien financier additionnel sous serions en mesure de soutenir encore plus d'efforts Pan Africains de ce type, dans le futur. L'Enthousiasme perceptible dans les equipes participants a la materialization des ces IndabaX nous laisse entrevoir de nombreux succès Africains additionnels à venir dans le domaine de Machine Learning et Intelligence Artificielle. IndabaX: Wiki mbili za Machine Learning barani Afrika
Waandaaji wa Indaba
Kongamano la kwanza la Deep Learning Indaba lilikamilika kwa malezi ya jamii ya waafrika wenye dhamira ya kueneza na kubadilishana ujuzi wao katika kanuni na mazoezi ya kujifunza mienendo ya kisasa ya Machine Leraning na Artificial Intelligence. Jukumu letu ni kuwawezesha waliohudhuria kuwa ‘ngoma za Afrika mpya’.
Kama hatua ya kwanza, tumeanzisha Deep Learning IndabaX ambayo ni majaribio ya njia ambazo tunaweza kuimarisha vipawa na kujifunza Machine Learning Afrika. Tunafanya hivi kwa kuandaa IndabaX kadhaa. IndabaX ni mikutano ya wiki mbili inayoadhimishwa kuwasilisha mafundisho, utaalamu na mitandao ili tuweze kuhusisha watu wengi zaidi katika mazungumzo ya Artificial Intelligence na Machine Learning. Tunafahari kutangaza kwamba matukio 12 ya IndabaX itafanyika kutoka Machi 26 hadi Aprili 6. Kila kongamano lina ratiba kabambe ili kuwasilisha kanuni za Indaba, kuongeza ushiriki wa waafrika katika Machine Learning na kusulihisha swala la utofauti. Lengo kuu likiwa kutengeneza jamii za Kiafrika Afrika zenye umoja na kujumuisha wahusika wa Machine Learning. Ratiba ya IndabaX 2018:
Tulialika vikundi hivi katika wito wa wazi, kushirikiana na taasisi nyingine na kuwasilisha mapendekezo ya kuandaa IndabaX, ili wapokee ruzuku ndogo katika kusaidia mipango yao. Ingawa hela tuliyokuwa nayo ilikuwa kidogo, tuliweza kutoa msaada mdogo kwa kila mmoja wao ya ruzuku za hadi R25,000/$2000. Kwa wastani matukio yatakuwa na watu 50 watakaohudhuria kila tukio. Kwa hivyo tukipata wafanisi zaidi tutaweza kuwezesha juhudi nyingi zaidi kama hizi siku za usoni. Msisimko wa kupanga matukio haya inaonyesha kuwa uongozi wa kuimarisha kujifunza Machine Learning Afrika tayari uko katika mikono ya watu wenye nia barani mwetu ambao watakuwa kizazi kijacho cha viongozi wa Machine Learning, katika nchi zao na duniani kote. Tunafahari kuu kuhusika kwa sehemu ndogo katika mafanikio haya ya lazima. IndabaX: Libeke tse pele tsa boithuto Afrika ka Machine Learning
Kopano ea pele ea “Deep Learning Indaba” e felletse ka boikopanyo ba maAfrika a nang le thahasello ea ho arolelana litsebo tsa oona Afrika ka ho pharalla tsa ‘machine learning’ le ‘artificial intellegence’. Sepheo sa ha joale ke ho netefatsa hore bohle ba ileng ba nk’a karolo ba fetoha ‘meropa ea Afrika e nchafetseng’.
Ho phethahatsa sena, mothati oa pele ebile ho theha ‘Deep Learning IndabaX’: ntšetso-pele ea teko ea ho matlafatsa ‘machine-learning’ Afrika--ka ho tšehetsa libakeng tse fapaneng likopano tsa letsatsi tsa ho arolelana tsebo le ho haha le ho holisa botsebi tabeng tsohle tse amanang le ‘machine learning’ le ‘artificial intelligence’. Re motlotlo ho bolela hore re tlo ba le likopano tse 12 tsa IndabaX 2018; ka nako ea libeke tse peli, ho tloha 26 Hlakubele ho ea 6 Mesa. ‘Machine Learning’ Afrika ea phela ruri. Kopano ka ‘ngoe e na le lenane la tsamaiso le ikamantšang ka ho phethahala le merero e ‘meli ea mantlha ea Indaba: 1) ho matlafatsa karolo e bapaloang ke Afrika tabeng tsa ‘machine learning’; 2) ho haha boikopanyo ba maAfrika bo senang khethollo ntšetsong peleng ea ‘machine learning’. Lithupelo/likopano tsa IndabaX 2018:
Lihlopha tsena tsohle li ile tsa araba memo ea ho etsa likopo tsa ho fumantsoa lihlapiso tsa hoba le kopano tse khethehileng tsa IndabaX. Chelete le ha e ne e fokola, lihlopha tsena tsohle lifumane lihlapiso ka ho fapana empa tse sa feteng R25 000/$2000. Ha re hakanya, sehlopha ka seng se tla rupela batho ba 50; ke tšepo ea rona hore ha nako e ntse e ea palo ena e tla hola. Thahasello ea bahlophisi ba likopano tsena tsa IndabaX e re ruta hore bokamoso ba ‘machine learning’ bo se bo ntse bo le matsohong a phethahetseng Afrika. Re motlotlo ke hona ka karoloana e re e bapalang ho matlafatsa linatla tsena tsa rona tsa Afrika le lefatše ka bophara. IndabaX: Ma vhiki ya mbirhi ya machine learning ematikweni ya Afrika
Emakumu ka Deep Learning Indaba yo sungula, vanhu vo huma ematikweni yo hambana hambana eAfrika va sungurile vandla ra va dyondzeki vo karhi lava nga tiyimisela ku avelana vutivi na maendlelo ya ximanguva lawa ya machine learning na artificial intelligence. Ku ya emahlweni, ntirho wa hina I ku hlohlotela vanhu lava a va tile eka nhlengeletano lowu, leswaku va va “swigubu swo vulavula swa Afrika leyintswa”.
Hi sungurile hi ku simeka Deep learning IndabaX: hi ringeta tindlela leti hi nga ti tirhisaka ku tiyisa machine learning eAfrika. Hi ku hlela mihlangano yo andlala vutivi na ku aka vubyikoti na vuxaka bya le makaya - I ndlela leyinene hi yi ehlekataka ku yi tirhisa ku kasta vanhu vo tala eka bulo ra artificial intelligence na machine learning. Hi tinyungubyisa hi ku va na 12 ya mintlangu ya IndabaX eka lembe leri ra 2018, leyi yi nga ta komeriwe emavhikini ya mabhirhi ku sukusela hi ti 26 ta nyenyankulu ku fikela hi ti 06 ta dzivamisoko. Machine learning ya le Afrika yi tiyile yi tlela yi ri ku kuleni. Minhlangano leyi yi na minongonoko leyi hisekaka naswona yi ti nyiketile eka milawu yimbirhi ya Indaba: ku tlakusa nhlanganyela eka timhaka ta machine learning ya le Afrika; ku vulavula hi ku kongoma timhaka ta mixaka-xaka na ku vumba vandla, ra machine learning ya le Afrika, ro va na ntwanano ri tlela ri amukela vanhu hinkwavo. Mintlangu ya IndabaX ya lembe ra 2018:
Hi rhambile mintlawa leyi, hi ku va na open call, leswaku va tirhisana na swikolo swin’wana ku tsala xikombelo xo hlela IndabaX ku kuma mali yintsongo na nseketelo wa nthlontlho wa vona. Hambi leswi mali ya hina a yi nga talanga, hi kotile ku nyika mintlawa hinkwayo nseketelo (mali ya kona a yi fika R25,000/$2000). Mintlangu leyi hinkwayo yi ta va na 50 ya vanhu, hi xiringaniso. Loko ho kuma nseketelo yin’wana yo tala, hi ta kota ku hlohlotela mintirho yo hlaya nyana yo fana na leyi. Ntsako leyi nga kona ku hlanganisa mintlangu leyi yi komba leswaku matimba yo tiyisa machine learning ya le Afrika yi le mavokweni ya vanhu lava nga tiyimisela vo huma ematikweni ma hina. Hi vona varhangeri va machine learning va vamindzuku ematikweni ya vona na misava hinkwayo. Ha tinyingubyisa ku va hi hoxe xandla eka ku humelela ka vona.
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