Masakhane African Languages Hub’s Post

🚀 From NLP Research to Real-World Products: Bridging the Gap Join us today AMLD Africa at Wits University! Time: 4.20PM Location: Main stage panel Watch live here - https://lnkd.in/dG3CG9a6 Natural Language Processing (NLP) research is moving fast — but many promising projects never make it into real, scalable products. Why? Too often, research outputs, community initiatives, and deployable systems are misaligned with industry realities, data governance requirements, and the actual needs of users — especially in under-represented language contexts. This panel brings together voices from across the NLP ecosystem to explore how intentional collaboration between academia, industry, and communities can unlock NLP systems that are not only technically strong, but also ethical, legally sound, and impactful in the real world. 👥 Panelists: Isheanesu Misi (Vambo AI | Multilingual Intelligence AI)  Chijioke Okorie, PhD (University of Pretoria)  Chenai Chair (Masakhane African Languages Hub) – 🎤 Moderator: Lydia Taban, Masakhane Community Manager #NLP #AI #AfricanLanguages #ResponsibleAI #TechForGood #EcosystemBuilding #Masakhanehub