2023-04-18 –, A1
Doing data science in international development often means finding the right-sized solution in resource-constrained settings.
This talk walks you through how my team helped answer thousands of questions from pregnant folks and new parents on a South African maternal and child health helpline, which model we ended up choosing and why (hint: resource-constraints!), and how we've packaged everything into a service that anyone can start for themselves,
By the end of the talk, I hope you'll know how to start your own FAQ-answering service and learn about one example of doing data science in international development.
Doing data science in international development often means finding the right-sized solution in resource-constrained settings.
This talk walks you through how my team helped answer thousands of questions from pregnant folks and new parents on a South African maternal and child health helpline, which model we ended up choosing and why (hint: resource-constraints!), and how we've packaged everything into a service that anyone can start for themselves,
By the end of the talk, I hope you'll know how to start your own FAQ-answering service and learn about one example of doing data science in international development.
Novice
Expected audience expertise: Python:Novice
Public link to supporting material: Abstract as a tweet:Doing data science in international development often means dealing with more resource-constraints. This talk will walk you through Ask-A-Question, a simple FAQ-answering service for when there's little to no data that we built for WhatsApp helplines for public health.
Suzin You is a Data Scientist based in New Delhi, India, working at IDinsight, an international development advisory. As do her colleagues, she strives to keep impact as her north star at work.