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* Marital status

Single (never married)

Married or in a domestic partnership

Divorced

Separated

Widowed

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* What is your highest educational qualification?

PhD

Masters

Bachelors

Secondary Education

Primary

None

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* Do you hold a formal qualification in data science?

Yes

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* Did you study data science outside your country of birth?

Yes

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* How many previous Zindi data science competitions did you take part in?

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* How many Kaggle data science competition have you taken part in?

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* How did you find out about this competition?

Zindi web page

Social media

Friends

colleagues

SECTION 2: Labor Market Information

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* Which of the following best describes your current situation:

Wage worker

Daily labourer

Civil servant / Public servant

Self-employed

Business owner

Farmer

Other type of employment

Unemployed (or furloughed)

Student

Housewife/Househusband/parental leave

Unable to work due to disability

Retired

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* The main provider of income in my household is:

Myself

My spouse / partner

Both me and my spouse / partner, equally

My parent(s)

My child(ren)

Other

I prefer not to answer

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* If you are unemployed or furloughed: Since when?

In the last month

In the last three months

In the last six months

In the last year

Longer ago than one year

N/A

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* If you are working or unemployed: In which sector is your current / was your most recent, main employment (that is, the job that is / was responsible for most of your income):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

Manufacturing without construction

Construction industry

Commerce, transport, hospitality

Information and communication

Administration, real estate, business service providers

Public service providers, education, health

Other service providers

N/A

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* If you are working or unemployed: Do you currently have a job /was your most recent job as a data scientist in the organization?

Yes

N/A

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* If you are self-employed or business owner: Is your current main business or self-employment activities the selling of data science services?

Yes

N/A

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* If you are a business owner: Does your business sell a product or service online?

Yes

N/A

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* How much has your monthly net income changed since the start of the COVID-19 crisis?

Drastically decreased

Moderately decreased

Did not change

Moderately increased

Drastically increased

I prefer not to answer/doesn’t apply

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* Why do you take part in data science competitions? Choose the TWO that best apply to you (Select TWO):

The prize money is a possible source of income

It may be a possible way out of my current job if I win

I like the intellectual challenge to solve a practical problem

It is a way of gaining good experiencing in coding

I do not have many other options to apply my knowledge of data science

It is something to do while being unemployed

The competition offers me an opportunity to showcase my data science expertise

SECTION 3: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Perspectives

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* How would you rate your own expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

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* What are the THREE most serious obstacles for you as a data scientist working in Africa? (Select THREE):

Not enough good educational programmes in data science

Wages and salaries of data scientists are too low compare to elsewhere

Education in data science is too expensive

Lack of data protection regulations

Cost of an internet connection

Lack of electricity

Data scientists are not appreciated

Lack of ICT infrastructure

There are not enough job opportunities

Businesses do not yet use data science enough

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* Which educational and research institution in Africa would you consider to be the leading institution in AI?[Name of Institution]

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* Are you at the moment using or considering using an AI application to start your own business?

Yes

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* What proportion of formal businesses in your country are currently using some AI and/or data-driven technology to optimise business processes and customer engagement?

Less than 10%

Between 10 and 30%

Between 30 and 60%

More than 60%

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* What are the TWO most important reasons why businesses in your country do not use AI and other data-science methods more intensively? (Select TWO):

They don’t have access to good big data

The benefits from using AI are too small

Lack of data protection and cybersecurity

Lack of ICT infrastructure and broadband

There are not enough skilled workers with data science expertise

They don’t understand AI or its potential

AI is still too unreliable

It is too expensive to use AI

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* Where do you see the most promising applications of AI and data science in Africa? (Select TWO):

To enable farmers to identify crop diseases earlier and more accurately

To help governments become more effective in taxation and fraud detection

For use by the finance and insurance industry to extend banking services

To provide cheaper and better diagnostic tools to the health sector

For use by digital platform companies to create multi-sided online markets

For use as in early warning systems for droughts and flooding

In the online entertainment and movie industry

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* What of the following threats is the most serious threats posed to African countries by AI?

Being misused by the state to spy on their citizens

Leading to a rise in cyber criminality and digital theft

Causing job losses due to automation of human labor

Data privacy violations

Economic dominance by USA and Chinese companies

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PARTICIPANT QUESTIONNAIRE

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* Name:

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* Zindi Username:

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* Email Address:

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* Gender

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* Age (in completed years)

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* Which country do you currently live in?

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* Nationality

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* Location: do you live in a rural, semi-/peri-urban or urban area?

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* Marital status

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* What is your highest educational qualification?

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* Do you hold a formal qualification in data science?

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* Did you study data science outside your country of birth?

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* How many previous Zindi data science competitions did you take part in?

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* How many Kaggle data science competition have you taken part in?

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* How did you find out about this competition?

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* Which of the following best describes your current situation:

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* The main provider of income in my household is:

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* If you are unemployed or furloughed: Since when?

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* If you are working or unemployed: In which sector is your current / was your most recent, main employment (that is, the job that is / was responsible for most of your income):

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* If you are working or unemployed: Do you currently have a job /was your most recent job as a data scientist in the organization?

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* If you are self-employed or business owner: Is your current main business or self-employment activities the selling of data science services?

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* If you are a business owner: Does your business sell a product or service online?

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* How much has your monthly net income changed since the start of the COVID-19 crisis?

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* Why do you take part in data science competitions? Choose the TWO that best apply to you (Select TWO):

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* How would you rate your own expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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* What are the THREE most serious obstacles for you as a data scientist working in Africa? (Select THREE):

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* Which educational and research institution in Africa would you consider to be the leading institution in AI?[Name of Institution]

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* Are you at the moment using or considering using an AI application to start your own business?

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* What proportion of formal businesses in your country are currently using some AI and/or data-driven technology to optimise business processes and customer engagement?

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* What are the TWO most important reasons why businesses in your country do not use AI and other data-science methods more intensively? (Select TWO):

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* Where do you see the most promising applications of AI and data science in Africa? (Select TWO):

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* What of the following threats is the most serious threats posed to African countries by AI?