[okfn-za] Open data in South Africa

Mon Nov 18 08:06:53 UTC 2013

Adi,

Hi. I think this is a crucial question, & think you should also be pinging
ATI / PAIA orgs like ODAC and SAHA and R2K and SAHRC, etc, directly.
Advocacy and policy work is obviously important, but only if citizens use
the results. Civil society and activists seem to be struggling to translate
'ivory tower' policy work into tangible 'real world' benefits or services
for ordinary citizens. It would therefore be good to understand whether the
organisations at the forefront of ATI advocacy know of any tools / services
that impact on ordinary citizens in a demonstratable / measurable way.

Cheers,
Justin

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On 18 November 2013 08:46, Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I'm looking for access to information type projects in South Africa
> that actually reach end-users and have impact on improving human
> rights, social justice issues, service delivery or other hot button
> issues.
>
> Transport apps and pretty visualisations are sexy but I'm looking for
> examples that have real impact. I am struggling a little and I was
> hoping for input from these mailing lists.
>
> Adi
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