Open data in developing countries : understanding the impacts of Kenya open data applications and services
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2014-08
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The Kenya Open Data Initiative was launched in 2011 and received great
government support to provide access to and utilization of open datasets
by the population. Technology tools have also been built to synthesize
and visualize the data in simple formats in order to improve access to this
government information. Three years later, there has not been substantial
documentation of level of use of these datasets or of technology applications
built using this data. Further, there is little or no recorded evidence to
support consequential social impact of these initiatives and technologies or
the way grassroots citizens engage with government data.
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KENYA, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, OPEN GOVERNMENT, CORRUPTION, CIVIL SOCIETY, DATABASES, ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, GRASS ROOTS GROUPS, MOBILE TECHNOLOGY