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Therapyoutik PodcastEpisode 60: How to interact with AI as an African ft Leo MutukuWe had a very illuminating conversation with Leo about AI especially in the African context. Leo is a data scientist and AI researcher specialising in inclusive technology and AI solutions to address development challenges across Africa.You can connect with her on LinkedIn - Leonida Mutuku. We are delighted to be back after a long break. Let us know what you found most interesting about this episode on our socials.
2026-02-0347 min
Data...for What?!Context and Climate Action: A Conversation between the Local Development Research Institute and DGIn episode 3, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” DGer Charlene Migwe-Kagume and special guest Leonida (Leo) Mutuku discusses LDRI’s early warning system, an AI tool that is being used to enable farmers to plan and manage their harvest more effectively by using local and global data on weather patterns, crop yields, etc.
2024-08-2032 minData...for What?!Context and Climate Action: A Conversation between the Local Development Research Institute and DGIn episode 3, Season 3 of “Data…for What?!,” DGer Charlene Migwe-Kagume and special guest Leonida (Leo) Mutuku discusses LDRI’s early warning system, an AI tool that is being used to enable farmers to plan and manage their harvest more effectively by using local and global data on weather patterns, crop yields, etc.
2024-08-2032 min
Data...for What?!Episode 3, Season 3 | Context and Climate Action: A Conversation between the Local Development Research Institute and DG
In the third episode of our podcast series on climate and data, DGer Charlene Migwe-Kagume and special guest Leonida (Leo) Mutuku, AI Research Director from Local Development Research Institute (LDRI), explore issues and best practices related to data collection and use from local partners, including farmers. Specifically, Leo discusses LDRI’s early warning system, an AI tool that is being used to enable farmers to plan and manage their harvest more effectively by using local and global data on weather patterns, crop yields, etc.
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2024-08-2032 min
The Development DilemmaThe Kenyan Techpreneur and Ecosystem, who does it benefit?The Kenyan technology ecosystem is growing rapidly, countless new startups emerge and multinationals keep pouring in. What is the history of this space? Where did it come from and who benefits from the system today? In other words, who is overlooked and what needs to change?Angela Okune & Leo Mutuku bring their experiences as tech entrepreneurs, researchers as well as founding members of the Ihub to a paper they recently wrote entitled: Becoming an African Techpreneur: geopolitics of investments in "local" Kenyan entrepreneurship. Here is their great paper: https://zenodo.org/record/6582284 and folks can...
2022-06-0742 min
The Development DilemmaThe Kenyan Techpreneur and Ecosystem, who does it benefit?The Kenyan technology ecosystem is growing rapidly, countless new startups emerge and multinationals keep pouring in. What is the history of this space? Where did it come from and who benefits from the system today? In other words, who is overlooked and what needs to change?Angela Okune & Leo Mutuku bring their experiences as tech entrepreneurs, researchers as well as founding members of the Ihub to a paper they recently wrote entitled: Becoming an African Techpreneur: geopolitics of investments in "local" Kenyan entrepreneurship. Here is their great paper: https://zenodo.org/record/6582284 and folks can...
2022-06-0742 min
Practical AI🌍 AI in Africa - AgricultureIn the fourth “AI in Africa” spotlight episode, we welcome Leonida Mutuku and Godliver Owomugisha, two experts in applying advanced technology in agriculture. We had a great discussion about ending poverty, hunger, and inequality in Africa via AI innovation. The discussion touches on open data, relevant models, ethics, and more.Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.comChangelog++ – You love our content and you want to take it to the next level by...
2022-04-1951 min
Changelog Master Feed🌍 AI in Africa - Agriculture (Practical AI #175)In the fourth “AI in Africa” spotlight episode, we welcome Leonida Mutuku and Godliver Owomugisha, two experts in applying advanced technology in agriculture. We had a great discussion about ending poverty, hunger, and inequality in Africa via AI innovation. The discussion touches on open data, relevant models, ethics, and more.
2022-04-1951 min