OPEN DATA DAY

These complex issues pertaining to data sharing and openness play out differently in different parts of the world. One of the themes of this year's Open Data Day is Data for Equal Development. In the context of COVID-19, we find ourselves asking what decisions about whether COVID-19 data should be made open or kept closed at the global level mean for access and use of that data in African countries. In particular, what are the implications for Africans' equitable access to crucial data, treatments and vaccines? Transparency is a characteristic of government, companies, organisations and individuals that are open in the clear disclosure of information, and ensuring that the information is managed and published so that it is relevant, accessible, timely and accurate... The Open Data Day, run by the Open Knowledge Foundation, is an annual celebration of open data all over the world which provides an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data..

Primary location: Africa