By Kellen Kanyunyuzi, DataCities Program Manager. The East African policymakers and practitioners in modern digitalization (data and AI) governance agree that innovation and accountability must
By Johnstone Baguma & Kellen Kanyunyuzi: This article presents part of interventions (in Urban Waste Management) undertaken by the DataCities Consortium (ToroDev, Sunbird AI and
Empowering Uganda’s Cities Through Data-Informed Urban Governance for Inclusive Innovation, Growth and Development in Jinja and Fort Portal October 2025, was a landmark month for
When citizens complain about uncollected garbage or broken roads, politicians feel the heat while technical staff point to budgets and systems. They often speak different
Authors: Kellen Kanyunyuzi & Johnstone Baguma 1. Introduction Over the past three years we have spent on ground engaging Uganda’s emerging cities, we have realized
Data-driven city revenue mobilization may be achieved through, among others, putting in place robust context-specific data and AI governance and management processes. It isn’t just
How Fort Portal City is Growing Smarter with Data — Thanks to the DataCities Initiative in Uganda’s emerging cities By the DataCities Communications’ Team Above:
In today’s fast-paced digitalized world, generated data resources and data analytics supported by artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, are transforming the way cities engage residents, plan
The African Smart Cities Investment Summit (ASCIS 2024) was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya in November 20 – 22, 2024 at the Radisson Blue Hotel, Upper
ToroDev, funded by the Hewlett Foundation is implementing an 8 years’ program on “DataCities – Supporting Practical & Resilient Data Systems in Uganda’s New Cities”,
