The fifth PyCon Tanzania, UDSM Main Library, Dar es Salaam • 3–4 December 2024. Two days of keynotes and talks, framed by a week of hands-on workshops.
Opening Keynote
Opening Keynote • Day 1, 3 December
Opened the conference with a keynote that set the tone for the fifth PyCon Tanzania.
Opening Keynote
Binary Labs • Day 2, 4 December
Opened day two and moderated the conference, championing the development of technical talent.
Keynote
“Building Our Web” • Day 2
Explored the future of web technologies and their role in empowering developers.
Closing Keynote
Director General, ICT Commission • Guest of Honour
Closed the conference reflecting on the future of technology in Tanzania and Africa, and the continent’s digital transformation.
Workshops ran from 1 to 5 December at COSTECH Buni Hub and Binary Labs, around the two main conference days.
The 5th PyCon Tanzania filled the UDSM Main Library auditorium on 3 and 4 December 2024.
Dr. Moses Mwasaga, Director General of the ICT Commission, closed the conference as guest of honour.
Django Girls, Android apps, Plotnine, MicroPython and DevOps sessions at COSTECH Buni Hub and Binary Labs.
Supported by UDSM, Binary Labs, the ICT Commission, the PSF and sponsors across the Tanzanian tech scene.
Talks covered Python performance and the Deploy platform (Fuad Habib), PDF text extraction (Khadija Mahanga), healthcare (Siwangu Mgata), Data & AI at the ICT Commission (Eng. Stanley Mahenge), Kibena AI (Glory Msasalaga), DNA visualisation (Basilisa), exploratory data analysis (Abubbakar Yussuf Omar), an AI expense tracker (Emmanuel Mtuchi), satellite data (Antidius Kawamala), the digital work revolution (Julius Moshiro), Django for resilient communities (Chris Achinga), the KAMUSI Swahili dictionary (Zephania Reuben), deep learning (Isack Odero), code and infrastructure (Kennedy Onyango) and shipping to production (Joseph Njogu), plus a panel on building strong tech communities.
