Building  Demand-­‐driven  &Ci2zen-­‐focused  Open  Data  Ecosystems

 

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Thursday, August 29, 13

Thursday, August 29, 13

“We  are  not  ge+ng  data  from  organiza1ons  because  they  claim  to  own  it,  even  those  that  

have  collected  the  data  using  taxpayers’  money.  We  are  working  on  a  Cabinet  memo  that  would  legally  oblige  these  ministries  and  

government  agencies  to  provide  data”

-­‐  Dr.  Bitange  Ndemo(Former)  Permanent  Secretary  

Ministry  of  Informa1on  and  Communica1ons

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http://Code-Africa.org

civ·ic /ˈsivik/ Adjective1. Of or relating to a city or town, esp. its administration; municipal.

2. Of or relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area.

We  are  guided  by  the  2nd  defini1on.

We  are  a  grassroots-­‐driven  and  demand-­‐focused  movement  that  seeks  to  build  ac2ve  ci2zenry  by  strengthening  civic  watchdogs  and  crea1ng  new  

avenues  for  civic  engagement  to  help  shape  bePer  public  governance  &  public  services.

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Ci2zen  focused:  We  empower  mass  mobilisa2on  agents,  such  as  ci2zen  movements  and  the  media,  to  give  ordinary  ci1zens  access  to  data,  tools,  and  skills  for  real  civic  engagement.

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Demand  driven:  Open  data  needs  to  be  more  than  just  rhetoric.  It  needs  to  answer  the  real-­‐world  challenges  facing  ci1zens.  And,  it  needs  to  be  underpinned  by  a  data  economy.

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Outcomes  based:  We  aim  for  'outcomes'  not  just  'outputs'.  Our  metric  for  success  is  meaningful  impact,  that  creates  las2ng  change  through  ci1zen  agency.  We  also  aim  for  scalability  and/or  replica2on  in  all  our  ini1a1ves.

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Pipeline  strategy:  To  build  a  self-­‐sustaining  ecosystem,  you  need  cataly2c  mechanisms  that  support  the  germina2on  and  growth  of  open  data  champions.  Our  'pipeline'  strategy  uses  a  modular  approach  to  provide  incremental  access  to  resources,  skills,  support  systems,  and  various  accelera2on  mechanisms.

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1  -­‐  Partnerships:  We're  building  a  demand-­‐driven  eco-­‐system  of  data  creators  +  curators  and  data  analysts  +  narrators,  partnered  with  grassroots  ci1zen  movements.

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2  -­‐  Data  Literacy  Skills:  We  host  data  literacy  bootcamps  and  masterclasses,  develop  course  materials,  and  convene  strategic  policy  roundtables  +  cataly1c  hackdays  across  Africa  to  develop  data  skills  &  knowledge.

http://DataBootcamp.org

Nairobi  Data  Bootcamp  2012

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Seeding  Skills  Across  the  Con2nent  

Ghana TanzaniaGhana

South Africa

Tanzania

Malawi

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3  -­‐  Building  CommunityWe're  crea1ng  a  diverse  community  of  civic  hackers,  data  ac1vists  and  data  narrators  through  a  pan-­‐African  network  of  Hacks/Hackers  chapters,  ci1zen  tech  desks  in  incubators,  and  'kickstarter'  Code  for  Democracy  co-­‐crea1on  events.

Hacks/Hackers

Code4Democracy

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4  -­‐  Building  the  Backbone:Much  like  the  railways  powered  industrialisa1on,  Africa  needs  open  data  infrastructure,  from  data  and  code  repositories,  to  an  AfricanCommons  resource  hub.  We've  adopted  a  modular,  community-­‐centric  approach.

http://OpenAfrica.net

OpenAfrica.net - the continent's largest volunteer-run open data respository

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Libera2ng  Data:  By  digi2zing  documents  and  knowledge  within  media,  academia,  and  civil  society,  we're  turning  'deadwood'  archives  into  new  digital  'structured  data'  resources,  with  open  APIs  to  allow  for  3rd  party  re-­‐use.

http://OpenDuka.org

OpenDuka + AfricaConnected - turning parliamentary, newsroom & university

archives into machine readable data

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5  -­‐  Fellowship  Programs:  Na1onal-­‐level  fellowship  programs  that  embed  technologists  into  'mass  mobilisa1on'  organisa1ons,  to  catalyze  change  &  build  proof-­‐of-­‐concept  products  or  services.  

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6  -­‐  Ci2zen  Tech  Labs:Core  teams  of  coders  in  jAccelerators,  with  addi1onal  mentorships  +  workspace  for  data  start-­‐ups  and  ci1zen-­‐driven  projects  in  tech  incubators  across  Africa.

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7  -­‐  Funding  to  Scale:A  venture  funding  pipeline,  offering  angel  &  early-­‐stage  impact  investment,  to  ini1a1ves  that  have  achieved  meaningful  trac1on,  and  that  offer  scalability,  sustainability  and  replicability.

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What's  Next?  

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Expanding  the  Footprint:  Code  for  Kenya  deploys  its  2nd  cohort  of  fellows,  while  pilot  teams  launch  in  three  other  'hub'  countries.

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Knowledge  Sharing:Share  our  successes  &  mistakes  with  the  world

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Bolivia

Nepal Moldova

Jordan

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Global  Commons:  Instead  of  constantly  reinven1ng  the  wheel,  we're  focusing  on  pooling  resources  to  build  common  solu1ons.  OpenAfrica.net  has  already  inspired  a  clone  in  La2n  America,  and  we  are  collabora1ng  with  Code  for  Europe  to  build  OpenCivic  as  a  common  resource  and  toolset.

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Want to Collaborate?Speak to Us

http://Code-Africa.org

info@code-­‐africa.org

@code4africa

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Thank YouSimeon Oriko

@mtotowajirani

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