IODC18: Open Data in Sub-Saharan Africa

Open Data in Sub-Saharan Africa

Objectives:

Raise awareness among participants of the open data initiatives currently being implemented.
Create a shortlist of priority areas the community can focus efforts on over the next 24 months.

Session Format:
The session is organized in three segments.

Segment A. 20 min – Overview of activities/initiatives currently being undertaken on the continent
Segment B. 50 min – Workshop activity to identify priority action areas for the community to collaborate for the next 24 months. Four groups shall be formed to address
1. Health Data: Group facilitator – Winnie Kamau, Association of Freelance Journalists
2. Gender Data: Group facilitator - Leonida Mutuku, AODN
3. Education data: Group facilitator - Claude Migisha, LDRI Rwanda
4. Agriculture data: Group facilitator – Muchiri Nyaggah, LDRI/AODN
5. Contracting and Beneficial Ownership: – Hope Muli, Hivos East Africa

The groups shall explore three questions within the thematic area:

What capacity gaps exist and need to be addressed in order to improve availability, quality and use of open data,
What research is needed in order to inform and support advocacy, mobilization of resources and review of policy related to open data in African countries,
What policy areas most need interventions for development objectives of African countries to benefit from availability, use and dissemination of open data.

3. Segment C. 20 min – Group leaders report back to plenary a summary of the proposals from their members.

Expected Outputs

A ‘shopping list’ of priority areas for collaboration within the four categories for each data community to inform the activity plan for 2018 to 2020.
A list of volunteers to help coordinate/mobilize the data communities along those areas over the activity plan period.

Moderators

Muchiri Nyaggah

Executive Director, Local Development Research Institute

I'm a champion for Africa's development agenda as articulated in its normative frameworks and treaties. I am focused on how data and open data can help the continent achieve its vision to end hunger, poverty and reduce inequality. Let's talk about open data with a purpose, supporting... Read More →

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