<translate> The story of Digital Umuganda is both a positive example and a cautionary tale. It is exemplary that a start-up has owned and driven the activities around data collection, model training and finally making available these APIs for general public use. They have also played a key role in the country in the time of the pandemic through Mbaza, a chatbot made accessible via USSD, that gives critical information related to the Covid-19 pandemic. They have generated revenue in the millions of dollars for the telcos hosting the service. However, most of this revenue goes directly to the telco...and heres the cautionary part. This is a symptom of the support that startups need, beyond technical ability. The know-how to identify a market and figure out a revenue model that can sustain them and one day get them to profitability. <swh>Mfano wa Digital Umuganda ni mzuri na pia wa kutahadhari. Ni mfano kwamba kampuni changa imemiliki na kuendesha shughuli zinazohusu ukusanyaji wa data, kuunda programu na hatimaye kufanya kupatikana kwa API hizi kwa matumizi ya jumla ya umma. Pia wamechukua jukumu muhimu nchini wakati wa janga hili kupitia Mbaza, chatbot iliyopatikana kupitia USSD, ambayo inatoa habari muhimu kuhusiana na janga la Uviko-19. Wameingiza mapato katika mamilioni ya dola za marekani kwa kampuni za mawasiliano zinazoandaa huduma ya USSD. Walakini, mapato mengi haya huenda moja kwa moja kwa kampuni za mawasiliano...na hii ndio sehemu ya tahadhari. Hii ni dalili ya usaidizi ambao wajasiriamali wanahitaji, zaidi ya uwezo wa kiufundikiteknolojia. Ujuzi wa kutambua soko na kujua muundo wa mapato ambao unaweza kuwaendeleza na siku moja kuwafanya wapate faida. 