EtDaSS · Chapters across Ethiopia
Empowering Decision Makingthrough data & AI.
A connected community for data scientists, ML engineers, researchers, and analytics professionals building Ethiopia's data-driven future — together, from every region.
What we do
Three pillars, one ecosystem
Advancing local machine-learning applications, natural language processing for Ethiopian languages, and predictive modeling for national priorities.
Fostering responsible AI deployment, data-privacy standards, and open-data initiatives that support Ethiopia's digital transformation.
Connecting data professionals through hackathons, workshops, and mentorship programs that build industry-ready skills.
Where we are
A growing network of chapters
EtDaSS is organized around regional chapters, each run by local volunteers and open to any data professional in the area.
The society's original chapter, hosting the largest concentration of monthly meetups.
A university-anchored chapter focused on research collaboration and student mentorship.
Growing steadily around applied ML for agriculture and regional development data.
Community-led workshops and a strong focus on data literacy training.
Recently launched, building its first cohort of local organizers and members.
An emerging hub connecting university researchers with industry practitioners.
Early-stage chapter organizing its inaugural meetup series.
Projects
Work driving real impact
Member-led initiatives spanning research, open data, and applied machine learning.
Amharic NLP Corpus
An open, community-curated dataset and benchmark suite for Amharic natural language processing tasks.
Open Data Ethiopia
A maintained catalog of public Ethiopian datasets, making civic and research data easier to discover and reuse.
AgriPredict
Predictive modeling for smallholder crop yield and climate resilience, developed with regional agriculture partners.
Health Analytics Lab
A volunteer working group providing analytics support to public health researchers and NGOs.
Events
Learn, build, and connect
Meetups
Monthly · per chapter
Casual, chapter-hosted sessions for talks, project sharing, and networking.
Data Summit
Annual · flagship
The society's national conference bringing every chapter together.
Hackathons
Seasonal · team-based
Time-boxed challenges tackling real datasets and open problems.
Workshops
Ongoing · hands-on
Skill-building sessions on tools, methods, and career development.
Voices from the community
What members say
Finding a community outside Addis that actually reviews your work and pushes you technically made a real difference in how fast I grew.
Selamawit T.
Chapter member, Bahir Dar
The mentorship program paired me with someone working on problems close to what I wanted to do — that guidance saved me months of trial and error.
Nahom G.
Chapter member, Hawassa
What stood out was how practical the workshops were. I left able to apply what I learned the same week, not just take notes.
Betelhem A.
Chapter member, Addis Ababa
Institutional Ecosystem
Collaborating Strategic Partners
Addis Ababa University
Jamal Institute of Science
Ethiopian Health Infrastructure Framework
HABTech Solutions
Artificial Intelligence Institute
Ministry of Innovation & Tech
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Addis Ababa University
Jamal Institute of Science
Ethiopian Health Infrastructure Framework
HABTech Solutions
Artificial Intelligence Institute
Ministry of Innovation & Tech
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
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