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Regional Talk - Africa
Moderators
Africa Regional Coordinator, Web Foundation
Title proposal: Driving gender data demands: lessons learned from TechMousso.Biography: Nnenna works to develop cutting-edge collaborations in Africa. Her work has a particular focus on the
Alliance for Affordable Internet project and the
Web We Want campaign for human rights on and through the Web. She is also heavily involved in driving forward the open data agenda across Africa.
Nnenna is an experienced development professional who has worked in the ICT field in Africa for over a decade. As well as leading a highly regarded consultancy platform, Nnenna has in recent years co-founde...
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Speakers
Associate Graduate Fulbright Professor of Data Management for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Morgan State University
Biography:
Dr. Umaru Bah is Associate Graduate Fulbright Professor of Strategic Communication in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at
Morgan State University. He specializes in data management for civic/community engagement and sustainable development, with focus on Africa and the African diaspora...
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Data Journalist
Biography: My name is Winnie Kamau and am a Data Journalist based in Kenya. I am Co- Organizer of the Africa Open Data Conference and Co- Chair of East Africa Open Data Festival. I am Founder member and President of Association of Freelance Journalists which is a network of freelancers...
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Manager, dLab
Biography: Dr. Juma Lungo is the Manager for the Tanzania Open Data Lab (dLab) also a database systems lecturer at the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. He is a pioneer in the use of cutting-edge technology to drive social change through the use of Free and Open Source Software...
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Commissioner, Right to Access Information Commission
Biography: Yeama Thompson is a Sierra Leonean media development professional who rose through the ranks from a cub-reporter at the Sierra Leone Daily Mail to an Editor of The Chronicle newspaper in war-time Sierra Leone. During that period, she also conceptualised and produced community...
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Thursday October 6, 2016 18:00 - 19:00 CEST
Room B