4th International Open Data Conference

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

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... Read More →

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... Read More →