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...

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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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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction
  • part I. Open data for development
  • 2. The relevance of open data for developing economies
  • 3. The impact of open data on developing economies
  • 4. The impact of open data in developing economies across sectors
  • part II. Case studies
  • Open data's impact on improving government. 5. Burundi's open RBF
  • 6. India's ESMI
  • 7. Open Development Cambodia
  • 8. Uganda's iparticipate
  • Open data's impact on empowering citizens. 9. Gottovote! Kenya
  • 10. Tanzania's open education dashboards
  • 11. South Africa's Medicine Price Registry
  • Open data's impact on creating opportunity. 12. Aclímate Colombia
  • 13. Ghana's Esoko
  • 14. Jamaica's Interactive Community Mapping
  • Open data's impact on solving public problems. 15. Nepal earthquake recovery
  • 16. Paraguay's dengue prediction
  • part III. Conclusion
  • 17. Leveraging open data as a new asset for development.