This project pilots the World Bank Global Data Regulation Toolkit, an integrated qualitative diagnostic tool that is designed to support a landscape analysis of a given country's existing data regulation framework and practices to enable effective and trustworthy use of data for economic development. The Toolkit is structured around key enablers and safeguards needed to support countries' transition to a data-driven and digital economy, and government and society, based on trust, equity, and value.
Des Chiffres et Des Jeunes (DCDJ) is a program led by Development Gateway (DG) and funded by the MCC-PEPFAR Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) Program. DCLI and aims to empower individuals, communities, and organizations, including stakeholders in subnational areas, to use data to improve lives, contribute to ending HIV/AIDS, and help address local development needs and priorities. The DCDJ program aims to bolster the subnational supply and usage of data for citizens of Côte d’Ivoire, engage youth as champions of these services, and fuel innovation to address rising data and information needs.
The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the eTransform Ghana Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Open Data Platform Development for Ghana.
Mauritius' National Computer Board wanted to procure and implement a comprehensive training and support programme to ensure the successful implementation of their national open data portal.
Following on from our work for the [Public Health Research Data Form](/portfolio/2013/11/insight-into-public-health-research-data-management/) into research data management, Whyt*hawk* collaborated with the WHO and Gates Foundation to research challenges for cross-border health data sharing, with the specific focus on pandemics and pandemic-preparedness.
The Tanzania Open Data Initiative (TODI) is a three-year technical assistance program. The development objective of the activity is to improve the quality and access to information on health, education and water service delivery in Tanzania. The objective of the initiative is to design and conduct a series of open data and data wrangling workshops with members of government institutions and civil society in order to support the broader open data agenda, to provide skills development for data collection and management, and to help participants improve the content and quality of key datasets.
The Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime has released crime and policing data via the London open data portal but they also have a mandate to present feedback and insight to the public. They wish to translate numerous internal data sources and data visualisation dashboards used for resource management into mechanisms for public engagement.
The Transforming Education Pakistan (TEP) programme was a multi-year DFID-funded campaign aiming to increase political will to deliver education reform in Pakistan. A data observatory platform hosting definitive and accessible data sources on education data (infrastructure, financial, enrolment, and performance) was integral element of the campaign.
Edo State Government and the World Bank set out to develop Nigeria’s first open data service as part of their commitment to greater transparency. Edo State Government required comprehensive knowledge transfer to take place so they would have full responsibility for the support and development of their data service.
The community benefit organisation (CBO) sector is by far the largest and most diverse in South Africa. It makes up 8% of GDP and is able to command the expenditure of R13 billion per year with a staff 650,000 employees and volunteers. Mining, the next biggest sector, is only 6% of the economy. Yet, despite this volume and capital, the CBO sector is relatively unknown in terms of their impact and alignment with community needs. There is very little that you can buy in the commercial sector (from hair-care products, to clothes, to specialised hydraulic equipment) that isn't somewhere rated in comparison to peer offerings and the needs of the consumer. CBOs are not.
In 2001 Gavin Chait was invited as one of the judges in a large-scale, traditional, business plan competition. During the awards ceremony, at which prizes worth R1million were awarded, a previous entrant (who had not won) was given the opportunity to present his experiences. He declared, 'It is impossible to make money unless you are already rich.' Gavin felt that, if this were true, then development in South Africa would be impossible. He approached Barrie Terreblanche of Big News, a newspaper aimed at supporting entrepreneurs, with an idea. Would it be possible to start a business with only R1,000?
Enablis aims to support and assist entrepreneurs in any business sector who are advancing information and communication technology (ICT) through innovation, new product development and applications, or opening up digital connectivity and opportunities. The Enablis Business Report ICT Entrepreneur Challenge offers 10 winning entrepreneurs a total of R5-million in possible financing by way of loan guarantees, R50,000 each in specialized, expert business assistance and advice, as well as a range of great business prizes including computers, printers and software.
Proudly South African launched their 'Homegrown Awards' in late 2004, a new initiative to celebrate the best Proudly South African companies and products and the people behind them. The annual awards programme. According to CEO Martin Feinsten, the award is intended to 'shine the spotlight on Proudly South African member companies who are making a real contribution to the promotion of South African innovation, employment, exports and consumer choice.'
South Africa's post-Apartheid economy was distorted with significant youth unemployment. Stimulating economic development required a combination of new financial models, scalable capacity-building, and new market development. Business Beat was one of South Africa's most successful economic initiatives.
