Dear KICTANET members, The Digital Transformation Centre and Fair Forward projects, GIZ in collaboration with the Government of Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and the Kenya Association of Privacy Professionals (KPPA) would like to cordially invite you to: *Fireside on: AI as a tool for public service delivery- ODPC Case Study * On* Thursday, March 14, 2024 * From* 4.00PM-6.00PM* *at KOFISI SQUARE, 11th floor Riverside Square, 104 Riverside Drive, Nairobi* The event is hybrid, with availability to join in person or online through the link below: AI Fireside Meeting Link <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeet.google.com%2Fqzy-jjwx-phb&data=05%7C02%7Ctevin.gitonga%40giz.de%7C22f120283f7a447c91dc08dc425be71c%7C5bbab28cdef3460488225e707da8dba8%7C0%7C0%7C638458209859979560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BhGExM0tDE6P2WJLyLum1OXoPNs%2BfB4I52sj1%2FjaPa0%3D&reserved=0> The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in collaboration with The Digital Transformation Centre, implemented by The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), and THiNK launched the ODPC chatbot Linda Data (#LindaData <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbot.odpc.go.ke%2Fchat%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ctevin.gitonga%40giz.de%7C22f120283f7a447c91dc08dc425be71c%7C5bbab28cdef3460488225e707da8dba8%7C0%7C0%7C638458209859990809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=I4DSHGBqzxkqrkyJayDIFeLfsIIT4Pnl4TsocNr80c8%3D&reserved=0>) in January, 2024. This chatbot was developed to demonstrate how AI can be used for service delivery by the government. Development of Linda Data also showcases how AI products can be built while incorporating privacy, by design. Furthermore, the creation of the chatbot also exemplifies activities within the Kenyan tech ecosystem that give rise to AI products tailormade for the Kenyan market, by Kenyans. Please find attached a poster for the event. Kindly RSVP to join the Fireside in person, through dtc-kenya@giz.de Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga