DSN – Data Scientists Network (Data Science Nigeria) runs regular online competitions on platforms like Kaggle et Zindi as a means to drive capacity building through competitive engagements.

Dataset and project focus are geared towards addressing local business/social issues.

Participants with high rankings at the end of the competitions are shortlisted for learning boot camps and mentoring opportunities.

Past Kaggle Competitions:

• Telecom Churn Prediction
• Wazobia Students Score Prediction
• Data Science Nigeria/OneFi Loan risk prediction
• Data Science Nigeria Competition
• Student performance prediction
• Product Sales Prediction in different Location
• Staff Promotion Algorithm
• AI in Cities
• Financial Inclusion In Africa
• Pre-university Titanic Competition
• Pre-AI Bootcamp Titanic Competition

Past Zindi Competitions:

• Loan Default Prediction
• Recommendation Engine for Comedy TV
• Insurance Prediction

Past Github Competitions:

• Logistic Regression Algorithm Challenge