Mechanisms that are impacting the Kenya Open Data Initiative

Open Government Data (OGD) has become a topic of prominence during the last decade. However, most governments have not realised the desired outcomes from OGD, which implies that the envisaged value streams have not been realised. In order to help address this shortcoming, this study aims at identifying the candidate causal mechanisms that are impacting on OGD initiatives. This will be achieved through the lens of critical realism. This will assist implementers of OGD to formulate policies and structures that will help ensure that the initiative is sustainable and capable of achieving the set objectives and goals. Given the inadequacy of current literature on causal mechanisms that impact on OGD initiatives, it will also contribute to the existing OGD literature, mainly through the case studies and the causal mechanisms that will emerge

The State of Open Data

It’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programmes and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile, issues related to data rights and privacy have moved to the centre of public and political discourse. As the open data movement enters a new phase in its evolution, shifting to target real-world problems and embed open data thinking into other existing or emerging communities of practice, big questions still remain. How will open data initiatives respond to new concerns about privacy, inclusion, and artificial intelligence? And what can we learn from the last decade in order to deliver impact where it is most needed? The State of Open Data brings together over 60 authors from around the world to address these questions and to take stock of the real progress made to date across sectors and around the world, uncovering the issues that will shape the future of open data in the years to come

Histories and horizons

The research presented in this publication was carried out with the aid of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) Network and a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors.Includes abstract in FrenchIt’s been ten years since open data first broke onto the global stage. Over the past decade, thousands of programs and projects around the world have worked to open data and use it to address a myriad of social and economic challenges. Meanwhile, issues related to data rights and privacy have moved to the centre of public and political discourse. As the open data movement enters a new phase in its evolution, shifting to target real-world problems and embed open data thinking into other existing or emerging communities of practice, big questions still remain. How will open data initiatives respond to new concerns about privacy, inclusion, and artificial intelligence? And what can we learn from the last decade in order to deliver impact where it is most needed? The State of Open Data brings together over 60 authors from around the world to address these questions and to take stock of the real progress made to date across sectors and around the world, uncovering the issues that will shape the future of open data in the years to come.Il y a dix ans, les données ouvertes faisaient une première percée sur la scène mondiale. Au cours de la dernière décennie, des milliers de programmes et de projets dans le monde entier ont été axés sur les données ouvertes, et ces dernières ont été utilisées pour relever une myriade de défis sociaux et économiques. Entre-temps, les problèmes liés aux droits sur les données et à la protection des données ont occupé la première place dans le discours public et politique. Comme le mouvement des données ouvertes entre dans une nouvelle phase de son évolution, la transition vers les problèmes concrets et l’intégration des données ouvertes insufflent une réflexion sur les autres communautés de pratique actuelles et émergentes, et il reste encore de grandes questions à régler. De quelle façon les initiatives en matière de données ouvertes répondront-elles aux nouvelles préoccupations sur la protection de la vie privée, l’inclusion et l’intelligence artificielle ? Que pouvons-nous apprendre de la dernière décennie pour avoir une incidence sur les besoins les plus pressants ? The State of Open Data rassemble plus de 60 auteurs du monde entier pour traiter de ces questions et faire le point sur les progrès réels réalisés à ce jour dans tous les secteurs et à l’échelle mondiale, en cernant les enjeux qui façonneront l’avenir des données ouvertes au cours des prochaines années