Monthly Resource List The monthly resource list for July 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of open data for better service delivery…
Food production is the most intuitive linkage between agriculture and nutrition, but the relationship goes far beyond. Women play a fundamental role in the households by providing the bulk of agricultural labor and as primary caregivers; make the decision on…
Food is one of the basic needs of human beings. It provides the energy and nutrients needed to grow and develop, gain strength, and work productively. In Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, he defines food as “an innate physiological need…
Monthly Resource List The monthly resource list for June 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of open data for better service delivery in…
The monthly resource list for May 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of open data for better service delivery in sectors such as…
Background Information On This Session: The potential of open data as a public good to reinforce anti-corruption by strengthening transparency, increasing trust in governments, and improving public sector integrity and accountability is generally acknowledged. Despite this awareness, its implementation, and…
In April The Local Development Research Institute organized a data chat event focused on AI for Agriculture: The Case for Smallholder Farmers in Africa. The data chat event took place on Twitter space moderated by Leonida Mutuku, the Research…
Background Information About This Event: Datafication has impacted many people’s lives and the world in unimaginable ways. We understand that leveraging data for the public benefit necessitates solid governance, data regulations, and proper data re-use across sectors and regions. In…
The monthly resource list for April 2022 puts together content including a reading list, avenues for capacity building, and events from different stakeholders across the globe on the use of open data for better service delivery in sectors such as…
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains dependent on biomass fuels, which provide over 60% of the total energy demanded. With only 30% of the population in Africa having access to electricity, biomass fuels play a critical role in household energy, mostly in…