Search results for: open data

Tue, July 15th 2014, 15:00 · Chris Udemans

Open data not trusted by officials – study

Officials’ worries about the integrity of data are a barrier to machine-readable data in open data initiatives becoming available, according a study the World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF). → Read more
Mon, June 30th 2014, 15:30 · Chris Udemans

Cape Town drafts open data policy

The City of Cape Town, South Africa, plans to launch an open data programme, with public comment on the draft policy closing today. → Read more
Fri, May 16th 2014, 12:03 · Chris Udemans

Botswana investigates open data programme

The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) and the national government have agreed to conduct a diagnostic study to assess the viability of implementing of an open data programme in the country. → Read more
Thu, May 15th 2014, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku

Kenyans lack knowledge of open data initiative – iHub Research

Citizens accessing the Kenya Open Data Initiative (KODI) are struggling to navigate the platform and find the information they are looking for, according to a survey conducted by iHub Research. → Read more
Wed, March 5th 2014, 16:20 · Agatha Nduku

AfDB launches open data platform for 20 African countries

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an open data platform for 20 African countries, part of the bank’s “Africa Information Highway (AIH)” initiative aimed at improving data quality, management and dissemination. → Read more
Thu, January 30th 2014, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria launches Open Data Initiative

Nigeria has launched its Open Data Development Initiative, with the goal of driving innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access to government data. → Read more
Tue, July 23rd 2013, 09:42 · Nanine Steenkamp

Wikipedia to expand open data offerings

Free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans to expand open data through simpler content editing and education engagement. → Read more
Fri, July 12th 2013, 07:46 · Kamau Mbote

AfDB open data platform now available continent-wide

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) open data platform is now available in 14 more African countries, completing the last phase of the project. → Read more
Thu, March 14th 2013, 11:03 · Richard Cutcher

AfDB launch open data platforms in 20 countries

Twenty African countries are now part of the Africa Information Highway after the African Development Bank (AfDB) launched open data platforms across the continent. → Read more
Tue, January 29th 2013, 15:13 · Vincent Matinde

New uses of open data for Kenyan elections

Four new platforms have been launched as Kenya’s general election approaches, drawing content from the government’s Open Data initiative. → Read more
Thu, March 22nd 2012, 06:44 · Vincent Matinde

Developers Embrace Kenya Open Data

Since its inception on 8th July 2011, the Kenyan Government has made its information in all sectors open to the public through the Kenya Open Data project. Months later, it has registered over 3,500 downloads and embeds, which marks a good milestone of its usage by developers. → Read more
Mon, April 14th 2014, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Dimension Data opens office in Ghana

Dimension Data is deepening its presence in West Africa with the opening of its office in Ghana, with the company saying Ghana will play a key role in the its growth. → Read more
Wed, November 20th 2013, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

MainOne to open first data centre in Nigeria by June

Nigerian undersea cable operator MainOne has confirmed it plans to open a US$24 million data centre in Lagos by June 2014, in a bid to support and serve the rapidly increasing bandwidth in the country. → Read more
Mon, November 4th 2013, 13:40 · Kamau Mbote

Hitachi Data Systems opens East Africa office

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a global data storage solutions firm, has opened offices in Kenya to serve the East African region. → Read more
Wed, March 27th 2013, 10:29 · Paul Adepoju

HIFA2015 in development of open access database

Health Information For All (HIFA) Global Forums have developed HIFA Voices, which will provide an open access archive of information, after discussions with and receiving support from people at the World Health Organization (WHO) → Read more
Wed, July 23rd 2014, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Nominations open for Kenyan social media awards

The second annual OLX Kenya Social Media Awards (SOMA) ceremony is slated for October 2, 2014, and is now calling for nominations from Kenyans with influence in the digital space. → Read more
Fri, July 18th 2014, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju

TEData to implement Egypt’s broadband project

Telecom Egypt affiliate TEData will implement Egypt’s broadband project, minister of communications and information technology Atef Helmy has announced, with the project to begin by mid-August. → Read more
Thu, July 17th 2014, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Open SocieTIC pan-African ICT for Good Governance programme launched in Senegal

The Open SocieTIC pan-African ICT for Good Governance programme has been launched in Senegal, with the goal of improving the interaction between citizens and decision makers in West Africa. → Read more
Fri, July 11th 2014, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi

African broadband penetration opening frontiers for business – Freelancer.com

Increasing broadband penetration in Africa is opening new frontiers for businesses as they are not only innovating for their own countries but to a market outside the continent, according to Freelancer.com regional director for North America and Oceania Nikki Parker. → Read more
Wed, June 25th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Poor QoS opens door to new entrants – Smile

Poor quality of service (QoS) in countries such as Nigeria have opened the door to new entrants as incumbent mobile network operators (MNOs) struggle to fulfil subscribers’ needs, according to Tom Allen, group chief operating officer (COO) of Smile Communications. → Read more