[kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing

Tue Sep 1 14:49:22 EAT 2015

walu,
nice piece there liked this bit more
Most government bureaucrats enjoy a false sense of importance when they go
through a paper report stamped “Top Secret” or “Highly Confidential”, even
when its contents are easily found in yesterday’s tabloids.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> @ Waudo
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> I did a write up on the above just for you :-)
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> Have a read...
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> National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk
> <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html>
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> <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html>
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> National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa...
> <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html>
> Without freedom of information and data protection laws, there will be no
> data revolution.
> View on www.nation.co.ke
> <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html>
> Preview by Yahoo
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> walu.
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> *From:* waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya
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> Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where?
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> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
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> So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the
> data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an
> hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily,
> participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat
> with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators,
> entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all  …
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> In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data
> through the Kenya  Open Data Initiative with full of executive support.
> Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government
> north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It
> seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since
> coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011,
> the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came
> through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there
> must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT
> Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available.
> We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data
> protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in
> the confines of the law.
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> The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the
> American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for
> opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing
> the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that
> improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase
> operational excellence in government”.
>
> Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the
> word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the
> society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN
> Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
> as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize
> SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address.
> It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data
> Forum in Kenya in 2016.
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> Sincerely,
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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