Kenyan farmers have limited access to extension services which has attributed to a higher ratio of extension officers to farmers. According to NASEP (2012), the ratio is 1:1000 against the FAO recommended ratio of 1:400. This situation has hindered most farmers from keeping pace with the changing technological advances in agriculture. It has also posed […]
AODN had a chance to meet with Amos Lasana from Sierra Leone, an AODN Fellow – 2019 on his perspectives on Open Data in his country. Prior to 2013, there was very little work in terms of making Open Data and transparency a priority, let alone making any policies to influence its implementation. In 2009, the Ministry of […]
While there are instances where food production has recorded an increase [Abate, et al., 2015] factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia, Africa’s food production has not grown significantly in the last 20 years. Where gains are recorded, the increase can be credited to an increase in area under cultivation [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0652-3828], which in many parts […]
AODN had a chance to meet with Dr. Worku Alemu from Ethiopia, an AODN Fellow – 2019 on his perspectives on Open Data in his country. The Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation of Ethiopia (Proclamation No: 590/2008 of 2008), under article 13 states that any public body (Government Organization) shall publish information concerning, among […]
AODN had a chance to meet with Sulekha Adan from Kenya, an AODN Fellow – 2019 on her perspectives on Open Data in her country. Open data is data that can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose. Our ability to use and re-use information from the government as freely as possible is grounded […]
Nairobi, Kenya, August 20th, 2019…Local Development Research Institute (LDRI) a not-for-profit action-oriented think tank, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN). Through their collaboration, the two organisations will work to strengthen the availability, use and sharing of open data as part of the evidence useful […]
AODN had a chance to meet with Claude Migisha from Rwanda, an AODN Fellow – 2019 on his perspectives on Open Data in his country. The Data Revolution The emergence of digital technologies has given rise to data sources and analytical methods, which were previously not possible. As a result, the production of data is increasingly becoming […]
The Africa Open Data Network (AODN) recently hosted an Open Data Policy co-creation workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop brought together representatives from government, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia and the media to co-create a draft model open data policy. The stakeholders were from Kenya, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda, countries where AODN is currently […]
Open data is becoming increasingly important in the implementation of Africa’s developmental agenda by supporting evidence-informed decision making to facilitate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The implementation of open data essential for national governments to accurately plan, fund and evaluate development activities has been jeopardized by hurdles relating to coordination of data within […]
Claude Migisha, Rwanda Claude K. Migisha is a Technologist based in Rwanda with over a decade of experience in the areas of ICT innovation management, ICT project design and management, ICT capacity building and the integration of ICT into international development initiatives (ICT4D). He has driven the adoption of technology in sectors ranging from education, […]
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 […]
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 […]