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Across Uganda, institutions see the potential of AI but they want it done right.
At AI Studio Uganda, we build secure, sovereign, and context-aware AI systems designed for our realities and built to protect your data.
Because AI isn’t just technology, it’s trust.
Sovereign AI. Built for Uganda.
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Artificial Intelligence is creating new possibilities across industries, but how far has its adoption translated into practical solutions for Uganda’s most pressing challenges?
At #UIW2026, we’re exploring how AI is being applied across agriculture, healthcare and finance to address local challenges and unlock new opportunities.
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Grateful to be part of this, Bob.
Real AI, real Uganda, no hype. See you on 11 Nov at UICT Nakawa. #UIW2026
#UIW2026 is here and what a privilege it is to be moderating this world class panel with a doyen like @TheMutambuze, the multi-talented AI academic @irenemutuzo, the trailblazing @ganafaR, the incredible @namwone_, and a sage like @ZitoMbowa. This one is going to be epic! @uiw_official @maarifasasa
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
Speaking at #UIW2026: AI in Uganda, Hype vs Reality.
Reality: AI for farming, health & finance needs Ugandan data. Most of it is still on paper, so @aistudiouganda built opendata.ug: 2,546+ AI-ready datasets
Wed 11 Nov, 9:40 am, UICT Nakawa
uiw.ug
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Connecting the future, one build at a time. We’re at UCU Mukono today with NetSage in progress. @ATWomenInTech @ATCommunityKla @aistudiouganda #BuiltWithAT #WeLoveNerds #FutureOfConnectivity
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Rolling - Connecting the Future @ATWomenInTech @ATCommunityKla @aistudiouganda #BuiltWithAT #WeLoveNerds #FutureOfConnectivity
At the Connecting the Future Hackathon at Uganda Christian University, students integrated AI with USSD, SMS, voice and real-time network technologies to build solutions for real telecom challenges.
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
Huge congratulations to the following teams for emerging as the winners of the @AfricasTalking Connecting the Future hackathon at @UCUniversity, Mukono!
1. Team Gumite - IncidentBridge. A smarter network monitoring and incident response solution for fibre ISPs. Using real-time monitoring, precise fault localization, SMS technician alerts, and USSD customer status checks, they are revolutionizing network reliability!
2. Hired Mercenaries - NetDoctor. Built an AI-powered internet diagnostics and ISP customer-support solution that identifies where connectivity problems occur, explains the issue in simple language, and recommends the appropriate action.
3. Hackers 123 - SavaWatch. Built an innovative voice-based support agent designed for network operators working with legacy infrastructure and limited connectivity.
#BuildWithAT #WeLoveNerds #FutureOfConnectivity
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
The challenge: rethink event management. Our respond: Tuviora 😎@ATWomenInTech @ATWomenInTech @aistudiouganda #ATWomenInTech #ATCommunityKla #BuiltWithAT #WeLoveNerds #ATEventManagement
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Our children shouldn't just learn about AI. They should learn with it, build with it and shape the future with it. 🇺🇬
“Roland, are we ready for AI?”
A question from a learner at The Olive School, Namugongo.
My answer: Yes.
From Luweero to Gulu, Kabale, Busitema and Masaka, people are already using AI offline to learn, experiment and solve problems. @aistudiouganda
#AI #Education #Uganda
At @the_oliveschool Namugongo, AI Studio Uganda joined learners, educators and parents for the AI & Innovation Exhibition 2026.
We spoke about the importance of AI in children’s education, how young people can use AI to learn and create, and why Uganda must prepare the next generation to shape the future of technology.
From offline AI to practical innovation, the message is clear: AI is already here, and our children should be ready to build with it. @STIsecretariat @ganafaR
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Uganda #AIInEducation #Education #Innovation #AIStudioUganda #FutureOfLearning
33 YEARS ON THE THRONE
EMYAKA 33 KU NNAMULONDO
AI Studio Uganda joins Buganda in celebrating the 33rd Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II.
AI Studio Uganda yeegatta ku Baganda okujaguza emyaka 33 Ssaabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II gy'amaze ku Nnamulondo.
Technology and AI can preserve our culture and build a smarter Uganda.
Tekinologiya ne AI bisobola okukuuma obuwangwa bwaffe n'okuzimba Uganda ey'amagezi.
Ssanyu Lingi, Ssaabasajja!
AI Studio Uganda Building Uganda's AI Future
Tuzimba Uganda ey'omu maaso mu by'AI
#Kabaka33 #BugandaKingdom #CoronationAnniversary #AIStudioUganda #BuildingUgandasAIFuture #InnovationMeetsCulture #Uganda #AIforUganda
88% of employers are already using AI.
That's why the #NSSFCareerExpo2026 took the "Man or Machine" conversation to 14 universities across Uganda
Proud to have partnered with @nssfug on this tour, bringing hands-on AI training to thousands of students through Prompt Coach.
#NSSFCareerExpo2026 #FutureOfWork #AIinUganda
@AbsaUganda @PepsiUganda @ACCA_Uganda
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
🎉How Catherine Tukamushaba outdid herself — taking our pilot from field criticism to Google’s Health AI Showcase.🎉
@Googleorg -supported. Built in Uganda. Tested with frontline health workers.
Health AI adoption is not automatic.
It is designed, earned, and built through trust.
@Google @googlehealth
developers.google.com/health…
Arnold Ssebutiko is a motion designer & production manager.
His first AI experiment?
Reimagining Uganda's Kasubi-style shrines in brutalist architecture, using Midjourney back when you could only access it through Discord.
Now AI helps him build storyboards, schedules & budgets in under an hour, work that used to take 2 days.
His take: "AI isn't replacing people. It's people using AI that will replace you."
🎥 #MotionDesign #AI #Midjourney #CreativeIndustry
𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 2026, 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 14 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐒𝐒𝐅 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨.
After each session, we asked students one thing:
𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐈?
47% wanted to use it better in their studies and work. 39% wanted it to connect them to jobs, and many others wanted to build a business with it.
Practical, economic, grounded, exactly how Uganda's emerging workforce thinks about AI.
𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
Download the full report → pt.scribd.com/document/10490…
#TheReadinessReport #AIStudioUganda #Uganda #AIReadiness #ABSABankUganda #NSSFUganda #Federation_of_Uganda_Employers (FUE) #Pepsi #ACCAUganda
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
"𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆."
𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨 — 18 years treating patients in rural Uganda — evaluated our AI health tool.
He didn't just test it. He told us exactly what to fix, what to keep, and what to never build.
That's how you develop AI for healthcare. 🎥👇
𝐀 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭.
Maureen Karungi is an enrolled midwife, recently started practicing at 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 4. No senior doctor on site. No internet.
During a complicated labour, she reached for the 𝐀𝐈 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The AI flagged 𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐚 as a risk to investigate. Maureen did not accept it blindly. She ran the labs. 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞. Checked for 𝐨𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚. The evidence ruled it out. She made the clinical decision herself.
The mother delivered safely. The baby is alive.
This is what offline-first AI is supposed to do.
This deployment is part of a wider programme across Luweero District. At nearby 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐮 𝐇𝐂 3, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐨 receives over 1,500 patients every month 400 of them mothers. His team: 4 nurses.
These are not edge cases. This is the baseline.
At AI Studio Uganda, we are the 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 on the ground for @Crails_Inc responsible for deployment, health worker onboarding, and field operations across 𝐋𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, in collaboration with 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 at Makerere University.
We are proud of this work. We are grateful to Maureen, Dr. Sewankanbo, and every health worker who trusted us into their practice.
This is early. We will keep building.
@Crails_Inc | Makerere University | @nvidia Inception | MedGemma | MedASR | Catherine Tuka | @AlexisGimmy | @1lamerckkavuma | @ganafaR
#EaseHealth #AIStudioUganda #MaternalHealth #OfflineAI #Uganda #MadeInUganda
AI Studio Uganda retweeted
Skills to Jobs & Research to Market #DeepTechUG
Employers are looking for more than degrees:
- Resourcefulness
- User-centered thinking
- Productivity & execution
- Critical thinking
- Emotional intelligence
- Collaboration
Plus: Stronger bridges between research and real-world impact, through internships and tighter industry-academia links .It’s not just what you know, it’s how you apply it.
#UgandaDeepTechSummit #DeepTechUG #AIinAfrica #Skills #Innovation
The Uganda Deep Technology Summit 2026 didn't just host conversations. It held up a mirror.
And at AI Studio Uganda, we looked into it.
The minister was right, there's something deeply uncomfortable about showing up to the future empty-handed. We've been in rooms where brilliant minds debated frameworks while the problems they were designed to solve kept compounding outside the door.
That's why we build differently.
Not frameworks first. Not policy first. Product first, because a working system is the most honest argument you can make.
The gap between idea and impact isn't a funding gap or a talent gap. It's a commitment to completion gap.
We're not arriving empty-handed.
🇺🇬 AI Studio Uganda | Building Uganda's AI layer, offline-first, locally grounded, execution-led.
#UgandaDeepTechSummit #DeepTechUG #AIinAfrica #BuildingInUganda @STIsecretariat
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200 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.
Two weeks ago, our Lead Designer @tukacatts stood in front of 200 health workers at the Luweero District Health Office and walked them through an AI clinical decision support tool she helped design one that runs entirely on their phones, offline, with no data leaving the device.
She explained what it does. She showed them how it works. She watched a room full of nurses, midwives, clinical officers, and CHEWs lean forward.
Then they started searching for the app on the Google Play Store , during her session. Others offered to delete TikTok to make room for it. A nurse with 30 years of clinical experience was told her phone couldn't run it. She refused to accept it.
That was the workshop. That told us demand exists.
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐨 , 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 10+ 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟔 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
The question shifts: it's no longer "𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?" It's "does it change how they practice?"
Structured questionnaires. Clinical confidence assessments , before and after using the tool. In-depth interviews with the health workers who use it. Device performance data from every session.
All under the ethical oversight of Makerere University. Research clearance secured.
This is not a demo anymore. This is a clinical feasibility study.
We'll be sharing the journey as it unfolds from the first facility visit to the last.
Supported by Google.org | Built on Google DeepMind's MedGemma & MedASR | Optimised on @nvidia DGX Spark
We thank @aistudiouganda our implementation partner.