data for development

CAPACITY BUILDING: What programs (education/otherwise) are producing the expertise needed to work on data for development in Africa and individual countries?

KE: "Democratic governance"

AO: This interviewee from Kenya equates open governance with democratic governance. She mentioned that the Open Government Partnership has been important to help enable a space where people who...Read more

JUSTIFICATION: What reasons are given to describe why data for development is necessary?
Interview Transcript. Women's Empowerment. Kenya.
Querying Data for Development

JUSTIFICATION: What reasons are given to describe why data for development is necessary?

STAKEHOLDERS: Which actors have been involved in data for development in this in Africa and individual countries? Which actors should be involved and are currently missing from the D4D conversation? Who are the major users and beneficiaries of D4D?

INFRASTRUCTURES: What (social, institutional, political, funding) infrastructures have supported data for development in Africa and individual countries?

FRAMEWORKS: What (continental/national/legal) frameworks have had strong influence on data for development in Africa and individual countries?

BEGINNINGS: What stories have been told about the beginnings of data for development (in the country/in the region)?

"Data for Sustainable Development"

AO: This UNDP report illustrates the positioning of "data" within development discourse as a means towards "progress".  In the wake of widespread consensus that Development with a big D a la 1980s...Read more

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?
Report: UNDP Data ecosystems for sustainable development
Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

CONDITIONS: What external conditions (geographic and or historical) have influenced data for development in Africa and individual countries?

Report: UNDP Data ecosystems for sustainable development

Abstract: This synthesis report presents the findings of six pilot case studies assessing the readiness of national data ecosystems to harness the data revolution for the implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda. This assessment focuses on the legal and policy frameworks and...Read more

EVENTS: What events have marked/fueled the development of data for development in Africa and individual countries?

CASE STUDIES: What projects and products exemplify how data for development is implemented in Africa and in the individual countries?

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