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SUMMARY:® Building a Knowledge Democracy: The Deep Learning IndabaX Story
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20231205T121000Z
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UID:indico-contribution-1921@events.chpc.ac.za
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lydia de Lange (Deep Learning Indaba𝕏 ZA)\nThe De
 ep Learning Indaba was founded in 2017 as a community for growing Artifici
 al Intelligence capability and knowledge sharing across Africa. To extend 
 the impact of the community\, "Deep Learning Indaba𝕏" events have been 
 launched in multiple participating nations. A Deep Learning Indaba𝕏\, o
 r "Indaba𝕏\," represents a locally-organised conference aimed at democr
 atizing machine learning expertise and capability across the African conti
 nent. As of 2023\, these Indaba𝕏 events have been conducted in 36 Afric
 an countries.\n\nThe South African Deep Learning Indaba𝕏 ("Indaba𝕏 Z
 A") first took place in 2018 and has since united students\, researchers\,
  and industry practitioners in a collaborative atmosphere. Indaba𝕏 ZA s
 erves as a platform for attendees to meet and engage with grassroots commu
 nities and small businesses. Indaba𝕏 ZA is a volunteer-driven event and
  would not be possible without support from partners including the CHPC\, 
 NiTheCS and the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistic
 al Science (CoE-MaSS). \n\nOne of the highlights of the Indaba𝕏 ZA is t
 he hackathon\, where concerted efforts have been made over time to encoura
 ge more active student participation in the event. Complementing this is a
  dedicated "fundamentals" track spanning 3 days\, with the aim of cultivat
 ing foundational skills and lowering the barrier to entry for new members 
 of the community. Furthermore\, initial strides have been taken towards in
 corporating practical\, hands-on training into the programme.\n\nThis talk
  will provide a review of the Indaba𝕏 ZA journey thus far\, shedding li
 ght on its impact\, community diversity and emerging trends within the fie
 ld. Moreover\, we will touch on our shared vision with partners like the C
 HPC and how we can explore avenues for deeper collaboration. For example\,
  there is a great opportunity to provide a platform for the CHPC to introd
 uce participants to compute and training resources. Our mutual goal remain
 s the upliftment of young minds in the realm of AI research\, paving the w
 ay for a future generation of skilled and empowered individuals across the
  country and the continent.\n\nhttps://events.chpc.ac.za/event/125/contrib
 utions/1921/
LOCATION:Skukuza 1-1-2+4 - Ndau + Nari
URL:https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/125/contributions/1921/
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