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Tuesday 28 March 2017

BITS AND BYTES 2017 CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN DAR

Bits & Bytes Managing Director, Lilian Secelela Madeje (right), addressing a media conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday on the three days conference focuses on developing solutions for challenges faces Tanzanians in different sectors such as Financial Technology (FinTech), Data, Agriculture, Education and Health. A brief occasion was held in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Looking on from left are, Irena Bakic from Codebus University, Dr. Alex Awiti from Aga Khan University; Tiffan Ann Norwood, Tribefan CE0; Simo-Pekka Parviainen, Finnish Embassy First Secretary and Risha Chande from Twaweza.

Dar es Salaam 27th March 2017 -
 Bits & Bytes 2017 conference will be held in Dar es Salaam from 28th to 30th March where by a number of topics will be addressed.

Speaking in Dar es Salaam today, the conference organizer, Lilian Secelela Madeje, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Bits & Bytes said  the conference will focuses on developing solutions for challenges faces Tanzanians in different sectors such as Financial Technology (FinTech), Data, Agriculture, Education and Health.

“Bits & Bytes Tech Conference is an innovation and technology conference in
Tanzania that is organised and run by Tanzanians and for young emerging
entrepreneurs, students, visionaries and thought leaders.

She said  a three day conference will focuses on developing solutions, connecting people and inspiring the youth. While its objective is to be the catalysts of technology driven solutions for people’s  day to day challenges.

During the conference the Finnish Embassy  will  address the “Finland 100” agenda and how they are contributing towards innovation in Tanzania.

Brings together African and Finnish innovators in tech and education to organise
creative coding workshops for youth across ten African countries between
February–May 2017. Through the project, Code Bus Africa hopes to inspire youth
to discover and make use of technology in their lives, and empower especially
girls to explore technology’s possibilities for their future.

With the support of the Finnish Embassy, Bits and Bytes, BUNI Hub and Codebus Africa will be running a coding session for girls during the 30th of March, 2017 at the Bits and Bytes Innovation and Technology convention.

On the panel will be;

● Embassy of Finland to Tanzania - Representative Simo-Pekka Parviainen
● Codebus Africa - Irena Bakic
● East Africa Institute of the Aga Khan University - Dr. Alex Awiti (Director of East Africa
Institute)
● TWAWEZA - Risha Chande
● Tiffany Norwood (Keynote Speaker)
● Lillian Secelela Madeje (Bits & Bytes Co Founder)
Items to be addressed:
● What is Bits & Bytes, our vision & purpose - addressed by Lillian Madeje
in different sectors such as Financial
Technology (FinTech), Data, Agriculture, Education and Health.
● Finnish Embassy to address the “Finland 100” agenda and how they are contributing
towards innovation in Tanzania.
○ Codebus Africa - Irena
● Highlight of the Agenda for the 3-days
○ 28 - 29th March
■ Pitch Competition
■ Hackathon for Twaweza
■ Urban Planning Challenge Hack with East Africa Institute of the Aga Khan
University
○ 30th March
■ Main Conference with panel discussions and speakers such as;
● Getting Local Government on board your tech project: A practical
Experience with speakers such as Maxence Mello and Aisha
Abinallah
● VR Pain Therapy: Change the Brain ease the brain by a Silicon
based Start Up and presented by Tassilo Baurle (there is going
to be a give away at selected hospitals to children on Monday 27th
of March, 2017
● Energy Forecasting and Smart Grid Management Solutions by call
● The Art and Science of Cashless Society with speakers such as
Sameer Hirji of Selcom,
■ Exhibition
● Anaeli Kivundyo - Tanzanian VR Experience
● IBM - Cognitive Analysis
● Projekt Inspire - Tanzania STEM Club showcasing Robotics
● STICLab - Tanzanian Hub that rrecycles plastics into medical
equipment
● Prizes
○ Full Scholarship to a summer’s program with The Strength Lab in the USA -
Tiffany to touch on this.
The Strengths Lab is selecting a Tanzanian student to travel to America this
summer and participate in a 5 week entrepreneurial internship program.
APPLY! Please share this opportunity with Tanzanian students.
The Strengths Lab will be offering a student, 14-22 years old, a scholarship to
travel to America for the Builders Summer Internship . Our goal is to provide a
student with the unique opportunity to start a profitable business and receive
mentoring from business leaders. We hope our selected student will return to
Tanzania with the skills and experience to start a business and/or a Builders
program in their own community. Please encourage high school and college
students to apply now, winner will be announced at Tiffany Norwood's Keynote at
the Bits & Bytes conference on March 30th.
Interested youth are invited to join us for a "Builders Workshop" at the Julius
Nyerere International Convention Center on 30th of March, 2017
● Urban Planning Challenge Hack
With a population growth rate of 8% per year, Dar es Salaam is one of the fastest
growing cities in sub-Sahara Africa. The city has over 70 percent of its 5 million residents
living in informal, unplanned settlements that lack adequate infrastructure and services.
In partnership with the East Africa Institute of the Aga Khan University, Bits and Bytes
Innovation and Tech convention is looking at holding a two-day Urban Planning
Challenge Hack focused on design solutions for the urban planning challenge that Dar
es Salaam city faces. This Urban Planning Challenge Hack will be in partnership with
Ardhi University and in collaboration of insights from Dar es Salaam City Council.
Target
Urban Planning Stakeholders
● City Planning Authority
● Students taking
○ Architecture
○ Urban Planning
○ Engineering
○ IT
● East Africa Institute of Aga
Approach
Challenge Areas
After deliberation with the City Planning Office of Dar es Salaam, below listed are the areas of
challenges that were listed as high priority when it comes to addressing challenges through a
solution such as a Challenge Hack;
● City Planning
○ Informal settlements
● Transportation
● Waste Management
● Service Provision.


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