The potential of open data to impact resource allocation for poverty eradication in Kenya and Uganda

Abstract

In Kenya, strengthening the political and legal aspects of open data is necessary, while in Uganda financial investment in the open data process, building multi-stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and strengthening the legal and political environments, are all important. There was strong evidence in both countries of the need for open data champions who could help to leverage adequate political support and act as potential intermediaries. A digital divide exists between rural and urban settings, and between male and female access to open data drivers. This brief reviews country conditions and offers recommendations for moving towards open data standards.