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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal;min-height:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), it is my great pleasure
to invite you to our next webinar on “Agricultural Development - Open Data and the Sustainable Development Goals” by Muchiri Nyaggah (Local Development Research Institute) on Aug 22, 2018. Details below.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">GODAN Action webinar: Agricultural Development - Open Data and the Sustainable Development Goals</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Join us for a webinar on Aug 22, 2018 at 4:00 PM CEST.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">About the webinar:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">While we are very clear about the role of policy reforms, finance for development and technology transfer as part
of the means of implementation for sustainable development, other critical means are sometimes not highlighted. One of those means is
<i><u>data</u></i> for decision making and more specifically <i><u>open data</u></i>. In Africa, the role of data in informing national investment plans and associated multi-stakeholder consultations has been a clear part of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural
Development Program (CAADP) with the African Union working with partners to put in place a Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) on the continent for this purpose. As implementation of CAADP's current results framework enters its
third year and the SDGs become mainstreamed in national agriculture strategies, it is now more important than ever to ensure stakeholders have access to the data and information that would allow them to participate in decision-making and hold each other to
account.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Open data in agriculture and nutrition allows African governments to punch far above their weight by leveraging
the wisdom of national experts in proposing adjustments to strategies and policies and also empowering stakeholders to design, implement and scale interventions that contribute to national targets. However, this requires the sharing of more data and information
than that which is available from the national level SAKSS. It also requires, in some instances, changes to how data and information is managed, curated and shared within the public sector and beyond. How do we start strengthening open data initiatives to
respond to this emerging reality and what would a roadmap look like?</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Muchiri Nyaggah, Executive Director– Local Development Research Institute</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Muchiri serves as the Executive Director at the Local Development Research Institute (LDRI), an action-oriented
think tank supporting efforts of African Union member states to end extreme poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities. LDRI’s work is focused on the role of agricultural transformation in these efforts, especially the capability of states to have available
to them, and share openly, data and statistics for decision-making. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Muchiri is also a Senior Fellow at the Results for Development Institute where he provides guidance on data for
decision-making projects. His work contributes to the strengthening of efforts to leverage data and data-informed strategies to solve real-world problems. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Muchiri has worked in technology and innovation consulting for twenty years, six of which have been spent focusing
on open data and open government in Africa as a driver for improving development outcomes. He has keen interest in the implementation of Africa’s development agenda, its impact and how developmental states can deliver better outcomes for Africa's people. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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