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The Give and Take of Community
A community, by my layman definition, is a group of individuals with a shared mission, goal or purpose. There should ideally be leadership, with distinct roles, policies and platforms that govern the interaction of the community. Communities can be large, vibrant...
Masirouna – Our Destiny
وما نيل المطالب بالتمني *** و لكن تؤخذ الدنيا غلابا وما استعصى على قوم منال *** إذا الإقدام كان لهم ركابا The desired goals are not attained through mere wishes But rather the world is conquered through endeavour No achievement is beyond the reach of...
Our Secret Sauce
It is now at least seven years since the first seeds for the Deep Learning Indaba were planted. I have often wondered what the causal factors are behind the phenomenal growth and impact of the Deep Learning Indaba community. There are communities and teaching events...
We Face Forward
We have an Indaba (gathering) ‘refresh meeting’ every year to reconnect and refocus as a group. This is the Indaba’s Indaba, and I get the chance to put forward a new vision for us as a working group each year. For 2023, we used Kwame Nkruma’s famous line from his...
Introducing Sauti Yetu: Letters to the Community
In 2023, we launched the Deep Learning Indaba’s newsletter Sauti Yetu | Our Voice. Each newsletter features progress updates from the organising committee, some recommendations for reading material and important dates for your diary. Notably, each newsletter also...
Announcing the Deep Learning Indaba Award Winners
Kambule Doctoral Award The Kambule Doctoral Award, held in honour of one of South Africa’s greatest mathematician and teacher, Dr Thamsanqu W. Kambule, recognises excellence in research and writing by doctoral candidates at African universities, in any area of...