[IRTalk] Socio-Economic Value of Open Data

[Ina Smith]

Dear Colleagues

The SA Dept. of Science and Technology presented a valuable session on government data on 30 August 2018, as part of the series of Innovation for Inclusive Development Seminars. AOSP was also invited to participate in a panel discussion. The brief presentation is available here<https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanOpenSciencePl/open-data-for-socioeconomic-valueina-smith>, and was one of three presented during the panel discussion.


Theme:  "Deployment of Open Data Driven Solutions for Socio-Economic Value through Good Governance and Efficient Public Service Delivery"

The following might be of interest to you:

Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How
http://www.africanminds.co.za/dd-product/open-data-in-developing-economies-toward-building-an-evidence-base-on-what-works-and-how/

Embedding open data practice: Developing indicators on the institutionalization of open data practice in two African governments
https://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/13810

Supporting sustainable development with data
https://www.issuelab.org/resources/22720/22720.pdf

EU The economic benefits of data
https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/highlights/economic-benefits-open-data

Open Data to Support the Sustainable Development Goals
https://opendatawatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UNSC2017-OpenDataSupportsSDGs.pdf

Kind regards
Ina

Ina Smith
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