Open Data in Developing Economies : Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How /

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 midd...

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1. Verfasser: Verhulst, Stefaan (Stefaan G.) (Verfasst von)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (284 pages): illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781928331605
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access