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TCRA Organizes Inspiring Bootcamp for Female Students at SUA to Bridge Gender Digital Divide

20 female students from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS) attended a four-day bootcamp hosted by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) in the last week of March this year, and the Conference Lab at SUA’s Solomon Mahlangu Campus. The purpose of the event was to empower and prepare the young women to […]

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DIIT Leads in Website Ranking and Publication Excellence

The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) has reason to celebrate as it secures top positions in both website ranking and publication excellence. In the first quarter of 2023 university-wide website ranking, the department’s website claimed the top spot in the category of “Best Academic Department Website”. The department website and ranked 6th out of […]

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DIIT Member, George W. Kibirige, Publishes in Highly-Reputable Journal

The Department Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) at Sokoine University of Agriculture is thrilled to announce the publication of one of its members, Mr. George W. Kibirige, in the highly reputable journal, Scientific Reports. The Nature’s “Scientific Reports” journal recently published his research paper titled “Influence of land-sea breeze on PM2.5 prediction in central and […]

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From SUARIS Grants to Innovative and Impactful: The Success Story of the Department of Informatics and Information Technology

The Department of Informatics and Information Technology (DIIT) in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS) at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) is making waves in technological innovation, thanks to the ingenuity and dedication of its young and vibrant staff. Over the past three SUARIS calls for proposals, the department has won 10 […]

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SUARIS 3 | DIIT Wins 5 Projects

Dr. Nicodemus and Dr. Telemala Awarded LACUNA Grant to Develop Tanzania’s First Climate-Sensitive Waterborne Diseases Dataset

A team comprising Dr. Neema N. Lyimo, Dr. Joseph P. Telemala, Dr. Silivia F. Materu, Dr. Kadeghe G. Fue, and collaborator Dr. Ndimile C. Kilatu has been awarded a grant of 79,247.41 USD to carry out a project on climate and health. The project’s details are outlined below. Tanzania Climate Sensitive Waterborne Diseases Dataset for […]

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PhD Progress Presentation on 27 Jan 2023

Dear all, The Department of Informatics and Information Technology is inviting you to a PhD progress presentation, which will be held on Friday, 27th January 2023 at 11.00 am. The venue will be in the Computer Lab – Conference Room (SGLB2), CONAS-MAZIMBU. Dr. Alcardo Barakabitze DIIT Postgrad Coordinator

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Special Projects Proposal Presentations on 27 Jan 2023

Dear all, The Department of Informatics and Information Technology cordially invites you to the special project (SP) proposal presentations for Diploma in IT students on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023, and BIT and BIRM students on Friday, January 27th, 2023 at 10.00 a.m. The venues will be the Computer Labs (SGLB1, SGLB2 and SGLB3), CONAS-MAZIMBU.

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AI4MoreCrops Team meets the Ministry of Agriculture for Data Collection

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, AI4MoreCrops researchers from SUA met with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) food security experts to discuss available historical crop yield data. The researchers needed maize and sorghum yield data at the district level from 2005 to 2022. The MoA food security experts demonstrated excellent cooperation by promising to provide such […]

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The AI4MoreCrops Project has successfully launched

The AI4MoreCrops Project, formally known as “Enhancing Farm-Scale Crop Yield Prediction Models Using Machine Learning in Tanzania’s Internet-of-Agro-Things,” was officially launched on December 19, 2022. Prof. Esron Karimuribo, Director of Postgraduate, Research, and Consultancy, officiated the project’s launch, emphasizing its importance in assisting the Ministry of Agriculture in achieving accurate crop yield estimation and thus […]

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