Open Sustainable Development Data Day
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AODC Mission Statement:
Open data is new name given to a timeless concept: it is information accessible by anyone. Open data is a growing global resource with potential to grow business, improve quality of government service, and increase innovation in healthcare, education, transportation, agriculture, gender equality. The Africa Open Data Community is a convening space for tech industry, small businesses, journalists, civic tech, entrepreneurs, researchers, students, IT solution providers, banks, telcoms, insurance companies, NGO's, donor organizations, and local and national governments to connect virtually and in person to share advances in open data, share lessons, and form new collaborations. We seek a transparent, open dialogue and concrete action on common challenges and shared solutions for communities and partners across Africa.
Open data can generate jobs, build business confidence, make government more transparent, and revitalize communities.
• Open data from satellites can inventory agricultural production, help farmers improve yields, and improve financial results.
• Open data about transportation networks can improve freight delivery, tourism, and public safety.
• Open health data can help consumers understand the capacities, costs, and potential outcomes of healthcare in their communities.
• And open climate data can help nations prepare for climate change and improve social and economic adaptation.
• Journalists can use open data to reveal new patterns of social, economic, and scientific discovery to tell new stories and help communities understand their world.
• Private Industry can publish open data and engage with civic leaders to empower women and transform conditions that are good for business and society.
Data is a tool to achieve the goals that matter to people, business, and government. Working with this tool requires new skills and old common sense. AODC events provide both and engage people, civil society, journalists, and the private sector in a public dialog about the power of open data to transform our communities, governments, and businesses. All of us can lead, partner, and work together to collect, publish, and share open data resources to drive sustainable development.
Africa must diversify its economies, increase economic participation, and empower women - and data is an untapped resource that can generate tremendous economic opportunity. It can open up trade, improve agricultural production, reduce hunger and poverty, make service delivery more efficient, empower women, and help us all prepare for climate change.
AODC: Open Sustainable Development Data Day
At the edges of the regional gathering of Open Government Partnership, AODC will host a day event to share government and organizational experiences in developing and institutionalizing open data policies, will tackle a few of the Sustainable Development Goals including water and agriculture to determine how open data can be most useful in achieving the targets, and highlight the untapped leadership role of the private sector in sourcing and using quality open data for Africa. This event is for journalists, civic technologists, IT solution providers, banks, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, NGO's, and local and national governments to roll up their sleeves and collaborate in workshops and interactive discussions.
In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help us all end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change. We each have a role to play if we’re going to achieve these goals of a more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable world. In this event, we are focusing on the role of open data in advancing two of the global Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Gender inequalities are still deeply rooted in every society. Many women lack access to employment opportunities, basic education, and health care, and are often subjected to violence and discrimination. The math is simple: in countries where there's higher gender equality, there's less poverty, more economic growth, and a higher standard of living. Investing in women-run businesses produces the greatest return for growth and stability in other sectors within local communities and banking institutions are repaid loans in full at an average 97% far higher than the mean. Let's improve opportunities for everyone by dismantling barriers to women's participation in economic, social and political life.
SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The world's industrialised nations have changed the balance of the earth's carbon cycle over the last 150 years by burning large amounts of fossil fuels. Climate change has the potential to derail other efforts toward sustainable development by altering weather patterns that threaten our food production and increasing sea levels which will displace coastal communities. Extreme weather threatens livelihoods and lives of people across the globe and across the continent Africa is undergoing a severe water crisis. We need to increase awareness of the causes of and grow solutions that combat and adapt to climate crisis for individuals and world leaders before it is too late.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
In the age of global connectivity, the ability to grow industry and improve livelihoods is dependent on the quality, accuracy, and speed of information. Open government institutions working with well-trained storytellers and journalists can improve the dissemination of knowledge needed to spur innovation and growth from advancements in public transportation and road infrastructure to ensuring city and rural health centers are well stocked with supplies. The rise of “infomediaries” ensures that the needs of people and clients are well understood and shared and that services that industry and government provide are reaching the intended destination. Using improved data can greatly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of governments and supports stronger institutions that serve us all.
AGENDA
8:30 - Who is the Africa Open Data Community?
Nnenna Nwankama - The Web Foundation
9:00-9:15 By the People for the People - Why Open Data for Africa
Nnenna Nwankama - The Web Foundation
9:15 - 9:45 - Using Open Data to Support Sustainable Development
Dr. Albina Chuwa - Director General of Tanzanian National Bureau of StatisticsYassi Hadjibashi - CDO of Barclays, AfricaHaji Mohamed Dawjee - Project lead for ImpactAFRICA
9:45 - 10:15 - Open Data for Climate Change: SDG #13
Komalin Chetty - Senior Manager of Data Governance, Telkom SARob Worthington - CEO, KwantuDr. Emmanuel Lansana - Geological Data & Information Manager, Sierra Leone National Mining Association
10:15 - 10:45 am: Transition to Breakout Tables
10:45 am - 11:30 am: Open Data for SDGs - Roadmaps Breakout
Paul Mungai - University of Cape TownRob Worthington - CEO, KwantuMalick Tapsoba - Project lead, Open Election, Burkina FasoDavid LeMayian - Technical Capacity in Civic Tech, Code for KenyaCharles King - Resource Governance FoundationKateryna Onyiliogwu - Open Data InstituteDr. Emmanuel Lansana - Geological Data & Information Manager, Sierra Leone National Mining Association & Charles Young of Open ContractsYassi Hadjibashi - Chief Data Officer, Barclays, Africa
11:30 - 1:00 pm: Lunch break
1:00 - 1:15 Reaching SDGs Before 2030
Megan Smith - Chief Technology Officer of the United States
1:15 - 1:30 Outcomes from Tables
Kat Townsend - Data Collaboratives
1:30 - 2:00 pm: Telling Better Stories - SDG 16 Transparent Institutions
Adi Eyal: Founder - Code for South AfricaWinnie Kamau - Data Journalist at Badili.orgHaji Mohamed Dawjee - Project lead for ImpactAFRICAMalick Tapsoba - Project lead, Open Election, Burkina Faso
2:00 - 2:45 pm: Transition to Breakout Tables
2:45 - 3:30 pm: Data Cooking Show
Winnie Kamau - Data Journalist at Badili.orgPaul Mungai - University of Cape TownSarah Evans and Daniela Lepiz - Data Journalism Academy - Code for South AfricaCharles King - South African Freelancers' Association SAFREAAndrew Charman - Livelihoods South Africa
3:30 - 3:45 Newsflash Highlights
3:45 pm: Announcements
Rob Worthington: Partnership with Care and WorldVision on People-to-People dataDr. Juma: dLab TanzaniaNnenna Nwankama: Africa Open Data CommunityKat Townsend: GODAN Summit and SDG GPSDD activities
4:00 pm: Photo & Close
Open Sustainable Development Data Day