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

Stefaan G Verhulst

ISBN 10: 1013288866 / ISBN 13: 9781013288869

Published by Saint Philip Street Press 2020-10, 2020

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• Title: Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press 2020-10
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1013288866
• ISBN 13: 9781013288869
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

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