In this Book
- Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: African Minds Publishers
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
summary
Recent years have witnessed considerable speculation about the potential of open data to bring about wide-scale transformation. The bulk of existing evidence about the impact of open data, however, focuses on high-income countries. Much less is known about open data�s role and value in low- and middle-income countries, and more generally about its possible contributions to economic and social development. Open Data for Developing Economies features in-depth case studies on how open data is having an impact across the developing world-from an agriculture initiative in Colombia to data-driven healthcare projects in Uganda and South Africa to crisis response in Nepal. The analysis built on these case studies aims to create actionable intelligence regarding: (a) the conditions under which open data is most (and least) effective in development, presented in the form of a Periodic Table of Open Data; (b) strategies to maximize the positive contributions of open data to development; and (c) the means for limiting open data�s harms on developing countries.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- p. iv
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. v-vi
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- Part 1. Open Data for Development
- Part 2. Case Studies
- Part 2 Section 1. Open Data’s Impact on Improving Government
- Part 2 Section 2. Open Data’s Impact on Empowering Citizens
- Part 2 Section 3. Open Data’s Impact on Creating Opportunity
- Part 2 Section 4. Open Data’s Impact on Solving Public Problems
- Part 3. Conclusion
- Appendix A: Input Received
- pp. 272-275
Additional Information
ISBN
9781928331605
Related ISBN(s)
9781928331599
MARC Record
OCLC
1019654007
Pages
284
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-18
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY
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