Open Data in Developing Economies: Toward Building an Evidence Base on What Works and How Contributor(s): Verhulst, Stefaan G. (Author), Young, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1928331599 ISBN-13: 9781928331599 Publisher: African Minds OUR PRICE: $50.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Knowledge Capital - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
LCCN: 2020522820 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7" W x 10" (1.09 lbs) 284 pages |
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Publisher Description: Recent years have witnessed considerable speculation about the potential of open data to bring about wide-scale transformation. The bulk of existing evidence about the impact of open data, however, focuses on high-income countries. Much less is known about open data's role and value in low- and middle-income countries, and more generally about its possible contributions to economic and social development. Open Data for Developing Economies features in-depth case studies on how open data is having an impact across the developing world-from an agriculture initiative in Colombia to data-driven healthcare projects in Uganda and South Africa to crisis response in Nepal. The analysis built on these case studies aims to create actionable intelligence regarding: (a) the conditions under which open data is most (and least) effective in development, presented in the form of a Periodic Table of Open Data; (b) strategies to maximize the positive contributions of open data to development; and (c) the means for limiting open data's harms on developing countries. |