Data revolution in Kenya
So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, *but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available*. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
Deja vu. Very reminiscent of the mid 2000s when ICT policies were being developed. I do hope it gives momentum for our long awaited information laws. A few additional points (and personal observations) : 1. The Forum is organised under the auspices of the Deputy President's Office. 2. The meeting is very global in terms of content (as opposed to IGF which gets very technical). Perhaps this because the audience is cross cutting as are the themes and more about use of data. The discussion for instance will feature governance, access to info (open data portal), agriculture, health, climate change etc. 3. Connected to point 2 above, the forum brings together a very wide audience. There is now wider understanding of IG issues because the people in the room for example are all data users, going by the number of smart phones alone. There are also testimonies on my data systems are being used for decision making eg Controller of Budget talking of national financial management systems. 4. Challenges: capacity, access, paradigm (the culture in government), accuracy 5. My best anecdote so far: Hon Wycliffe Opranya (Kakamega Govenor) stating that he is not aware of Kakamega's GDP. His point being that there is a case for data collection, correction and analysis at national, sub-national and local levels. Regards, 2015-08-28 11:59 GMT+03:00 Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all …
In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, *but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available*. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law.
The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”.
Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address.
It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016.
Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where? On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all …
In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law.
The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”.
Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address.
It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016.
Sincerely,
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
"There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
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@waudo, Check here for more... http://www.dataforum.or.ke/ On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:56 PM, waudo siganga via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where?
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all …
In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law.
The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”.
Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address.
It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016.
Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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@ Waudo I did a write up on the above just for you :-) Have a read... National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk | | | | | | | | | | | National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa...Without freedom of information and data protection laws, there will be no data revolution. | | | | View on www.nation.co.ke | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | walu. From: waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya #yiv8249597016 #yiv8249597016 -- body{padding:1ex;margin:0;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:small;}#yiv8249597016 a .filtered99999 {}#yiv8249597016 blockquote{margin:0;border-left:2px solid #144fae;padding-left:1em;}#yiv8249597016 blockquote blockquote{border-color:#006312;}#yiv8249597016 blockquote blockquote blockquote{border-color:#540000;}#yiv8249597016 Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where? On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote: So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address.It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely,______________________Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________kictanet mailing listkictanet@lists.kictanet.or.kehttps://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.... 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walu, nice piece there liked this bit more Most government bureaucrats enjoy a false sense of importance when they go through a paper report stamped “Top Secret” or “Highly Confidential”, even when its contents are easily found in yesterday’s tabloids. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@ Waudo
I did a write up on the above just for you :-)
Have a read...
National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html>
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National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa... <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html> Without freedom of information and data protection laws, there will be no data revolution. View on www.nation.co.ke <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2853868/-/y6sbbrz/-/index.html> Preview by Yahoo
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *To:* jwalu@yahoo.com *Cc:* waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> *Sent:* Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya
Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where?
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all …
In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law.
The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”.
Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016.
Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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Edna shiko -
Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) -
Mwendwa Kivuva -
Vincent Mosoti -
Walubengo J -
waudo siganga