Heralding the birth of data by and for Africa
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African governments should acknowledge open data provided by recognized communities as sources that complement the work of national statistics offices for better decision making, service delivery and citizen engagement, concluded a group of data activists today in the Ethiopian capital. In the context of this year’s AUC-ECA Conference of Ministers, stakeholders in various data communities brainstormed on what a data revolution would mean for the continent and penned down a proposed Africa Data Consensus, intended to support the continent adopt evidence-based inclusive development policies.