Call for Submissions
Become a part of the movement building Africa's data future.
Introducing
Data Tamasha 26
Data Tamasha Africa is a continental data festival born from the union of DataFest Africa and Data Tamasha, co-convened by Pollicy and Tanzania Data Lab (dLab). Data Tamasha Africa brings together Africa’s data practitioners and enthusiasts, including citizens, governments, innovators, civil society, creatives, academia, and the private sector, to strengthen collaboration, mobilize investment, and support the adoption of responsible, inclusive, and sustainable data solutions across the African continent.
Under the theme Kujenga na Data/ Building with Data, the festival shifts from deliberation to demonstration, spotlighting African-owned data and AI tools, governance frameworks, and digital solutions that serve communities, advance sustainable development, and interrogate how data systems shape power, access, and justice. Data Tamasha Africa belongs to the people building Africa’s data future and to the communities whose lives depend on getting it right.
The event seeks to:
- Centre care, consent, safety, and dignity in how data and technology are designed and governed
- Shift from deliberation to demonstration, showcasing African innovations
- Advance data governance that is equitable, transparent, and accountable to communities
- Strengthen the use of data and emerging technologies, particularly AI-enabled tools, to improve service delivery, create jobs, and unlock new opportunities
- Build a digital economy that works for women, youth, informal workers, and marginalised communities
- Foster a trusted data ecosystem where innovation and rights protection reinforce rather than undermine each other
Data
Tamasha
Our theme this year is built around the idea of building with data. Learn what that means to us, and what our plan for this year is.
Call for Sessions
For panels, talks, fireside chats, community dialogues, fishbowls, labs, and masterclasses. Bring a question, a method, or a conversation that moves us from deliberation to demonstration.
Call for Demos and Exhibitions
For African-built data products, civic technologies, datasets, AI tools, and platforms ready to be shown, tested, and engaged with. Whether you are a startup, a community-built project, an open-source collective, or a grassroots innovation, the Tech and Innovation Garden is your stage.
Call for Creative Outputs
For artists, archivists, game designers, poets, storytellers, and community members working across visual art, sound, film, performance, textile, games, and mixed media. Submit a creative work for the Afrofeminist Data Museum to create a living, multi-sensory experience of African data culture.
