This issue of Africa in Fact starts with a very basic premise, namely that governments cannot plan for what they do not know. Or to put it another way, “accurate, accessible and intelligible data is critical to...
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Policy, legal and regulatory issues in Africa’s digital sphere
Common adages in our information and knowledge-based society are that data is the “new currency” and “new oil”, powering every human endeavour. African countries have leapfrogged into the global digital economy, with...
Africa’s data revolution: East Africa’s hidden potential
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), founded on data, data ecosystems and the data economy gains global momentum, there is a crucial need for African governments to harness the opportunities this revolution...
Harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development in Africa
Africa must boost the capacity of national data ecosystems in the implementation cycle of the sustainable development goals, embracing revolutionary changes in data collection, management, curation, analysis and use....
Access to information is guaranteed in Kenya’s 2022 elections
Contested election outcomes are common in Kenya and have been experienced in every election cycle, increasing in intensity since the advent of multipartyism some 30 years ago. The situation has resulted in numerous...
Zimbabwe’s data recovery starts with ZimStat
The overall state of data collection in Zimbabwe remains mixed, with plenty of challenges in collecting the data the various sectors of the economy require. For Zimbabwe, where nearly 80% of the population is...
