[okfn-za] Fwd: [OSGeo Africa] Fwd: [SDI-Africa] AfDB launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries

Wed Apr 3 19:24:54 UTC 2013

I use Open Data Commons : http://www.chet.org.za/data/sahe-open-data

Is there sufficient awareness of Open Data Commons Licenses? http://opendatacommons.org/

Maybe platforms such as the two below have a role to play in raising awareness about open common licenses which don’t necessary restrict the (re)use of data but at least make it clear how the data may be used?

Francois

From: okfn-za-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:okfn-za-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Adi Eyal
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Subject: Re: [okfn-za] Fwd: [OSGeo Africa] Fwd: [SDI-Africa] AfDB launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries

africaopendata.org is a good resource, certainly if you're looking for Kenyan data but the South African portal is doing pretty well too. I try to upload any datasets I get my hands on that are not obviously owned by someone. On that note, I find licensing to be a huge problem in South Africa. It's almost always unclear what I am allowed to do with data and what I'm not. Frustratingly, no-one seems to know. Any insights into how to tackle the issue?

Adi

On 3 April 2013 18:37, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:

Interesting to see and I've been super-impressed with progress of http://AfricaOpenData.org  (which is most certainly up for me :-) )

Rufus

On 3 April 2013 07:23, Adi Eyal <adi at burgercom.co.za> wrote:

Hi All

The African Development Bank has put together an open data portal for Africa. See the email below or for the lazy, click here: http://opendataforafrica.org. It's not very good at the moment with really light-weight World Bank type datasets and doesn't really hold a candle to our own http://www.africaopendata.org/ (which seems to be down at the moment) but it's good to see a higher level awareness of the importance of data. Over time, it may actually grow into a useful resource. 

Adi

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From: Gavin Fleming <gavinjfleming at gmail.com>
Date: 3 April 2013 08:11
Subject: [OSGeo Africa] Fwd: [SDI-Africa] AfDB launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries
To: "chapter discussions, Africa" <africa at lists.osgeo.org>

interesting open data interface for SA http://southafrica.opendataforafrica.org/ and some other African countries

http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/africas-information-highway-the-afdb-launches-open-data-platforms-for-20-african-countries-11604/
Africaâ€™s Information Highway - The AfDB launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Open Data Platform program is part of the AfDBâ€™s recently launched â€œAfrica Information Highwayâ€  initiative aimed at significantly improving data management and dissemination in Africa. Work is on course to complete platforms for the rest of African countries by July 2013.

The Open Data Platform is a user-friendly tool for extracting data, creating and sharing own customized reports, and visualizing data across themes, sectors and countries in tables, charts and maps. Through the Open Data Platform, users can access a wide range of development data on African countries from multiple international and national official sources. The platform also facilitates the collection, analysis and sharing of data among countries and with international development partners. The platform offers a unique opportunity for various users, such as policymakers, analysts, researchers, business leaders and investors around the world, to gain access to reliable and timely data on Africa. Users can visualize time series development indicators over a period of time, perform comprehensive analysis at country and regional levels, utilize presentation-ready graphics or create their own, blog, and share their views and work with others, thereby creating an informed community of users.

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