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COVID-19 Misinformation Detection and Sentiment Analysis Models from Luganda

The growth in the use of smartphones in Uganda has facilitated the increase in Internet usage and internet subscribers in the country. The Internet has provided a fertile ground to generate huge amounts of information on various web and mobile based social media platforms. Social media platforms have overtaken traditional media in facilitating social interactions […]

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End-to-end AI and data systems for targeted surveillance

Authors: COAST Project Radio Mining Workstream (Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Jonathan Mukiibi, Chodrine Mutebi, Tobius Bateesa, Sudi Murindanyi, Andrew Katumba and Hilda Mirembe) The COAST project aims to build end-to-end AI and data systems for targeted surveillance and management of COVID-19 and future pandemics affecting Uganda. To achieve these objectives, the activities are carried out through the

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