It’s time for your weekly update from the Common Voice team! 
MozFest Recap: Last week marked the occurrence of MozFest 2023, an event that stresses the importance of creating a fair and inclusive internet accessible to all. This year, the festival saw a participation of over 6,000 volunteers, facilitators, wranglers and active participants from various corners of the globe. The festival featured insightful discussions, interactive sessions on art, music and food, and meaningful exchanges of ideas among the attendees. We extend our gratitude to the members of the community who played vital roles as attendees and panelists at the MozFest. “The festival serves as a unique platform that brings together two seemingly different groups - tech experts and human rights activists” one of the speakers highlighted. At its core, MozFest is about people and community. We hope that you had the opportunity to be part of this incredible experience and enjoyed it. In case you were unable to attend the event and wish to revisit some of the sessions, you can visit the MozFest website to access recorded sessions.
Data Science for Health in Africa Virtual Networking Exchange on 3 May 2020: An opportunity to attend Virtual Networking Exchange on 3 May 2023 to meet and interact with organizations working on data science and health in Africa! During this completely online event, you will learn about exciting work happening across the continent, share information about your work, and identify potential collaborators. The Networking Exchange is completely free and open to any organization working on data science and/or health in Africa.
How to Participate: To participate, you may register as a participant or as a presenter.
- Participants may join the event and move around between different Zoom rooms to learn about different data science and health organizations.
- Presenters may represent their organization on the agenda for the event. They will have a Zoom breakout room for an allotted time during which they can share information about their organization and interact with participants.
More information on the Virtual Networking Exchange and registration is available on the DS-I Africa website
Note: The deadline to register as a presenter is 14 April 2023. There are a limited number of presenter slots available so please register as soon as possible.
Uzbek AI: The Uzbekvoice.ai team has collected about 1400 hours of high-quality audio recordings with accompanying texts to create a valuable resource for the Uzbek language. Common Voice recognizes, commends, and appreciates the team’s dedication to building open and accessible resources for language technology. Read more about it and get in contact with the team here: Uzbekvoice.ai Project.
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