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Making Data for Development work: Exploring Drivers for Development Data in Kenya
As part of our work with the Africa Open Data Fellowship Program under the Africa Open Data Network we’re conducting a study on the drivers for success for data for development (D4D) initiatives in Africa. The study seeks to identify human capital, financing, enabling environment and infrastructure needs for sustainable and mainstreamed data for development […]
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Tackling Big Data for Development in Africa
The Local Development Research Institute is conducting a research study on the state of big data for development in Africa. This is an extensive project to identify existing and current uses of big data and its technologies relating to social and economic development of the continent. Analysis on its application in key sectors such as […]
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Addressing Data Gaps in the African Agricultural Transformation Process
Africa’s agricultural sector is the continent’s best bet to achieve sustainable development and a return on investments. The sector is a source of livelihood for over 70% of the population and is the largest contributor to total gross domestic product (GDP). It is therefore imperative that a sector as crucial as this is driven by […]
Pan Africanist Voices
Because our agriculture has the lowest productivity in the world, the only way we are going to be able to catch up with productivity is by linking it to agro processing. Not living it alone, but adding value to the chain
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Latest from Twitter
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Join us for a Workshop and Festival on Open Data and Land in Nairobi - 8-10 May - https://t.co/mYWdQ6V9YH …… https://t.co/ndlpIILoc8
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How much #opendata related to the #malaboDeclaration exists? We studied 4 countries. Check out the beta version of… https://t.co/8QWRHXPW9Y
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AODN @networkfordata invites you for a webinar tomorrow from 1.00-2.00 PM GMT on: HOW OPEN DATA CAN HELP ADVANCE WO… https://t.co/HeDOyWAmME
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Don't forget to join @TungaMahadia, Co-Founder & dLab's Director for Capacity Development, tomorrow 30th January (4… https://t.co/nMlK3KGMwF
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Recent Work
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Malabo Open Data Study
The Maputo Declaration (2003) placed its 44 member African Countries on spotlight not only to increase their agriculture budget by 10% but increase their agricultural productivity by 6% annually. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) was also established in 2003 as Africa’s policy framework for agricultural transformation, wealth creation, food security and nutrition, economic […]
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Gendered Open Data Report 2018
Gender inequality is not only a worldwide moral or social issue, but also a sustainable development problem. With women accounting for over 50% of the world’s population1, persistent gender inequality continues to have a negative impact on sustainable development. The situation is no different in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, which this report focuses on.2 Gender inequalities […]
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