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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

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In this post Madeleine Clark, an AidData Summer Fellow, talks about the need for open data programs to be responsive to citizens needs. Open Source data NetSquared big data' A short competition also enabled participants to put what they learnt to practical use by conceptualizing business plans.

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Building the Tech Capacity of Nonprofits Everywhere with TechSoup's NetSquared Events

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Nairobi, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Joins Mozilla Maker Party 2016. Nairobi, Kenya: NetSquared Kenya Women and Web Literacy Program 2016 – 17. Nairobi, Kenya: Mobile Solar Computer Classroom Project in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Netsquared Kenya Joins MLH Hackathon December 3, 2016.

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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Indirect Content. Now for indirect content or Mash-ups.

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Data Digest: Global Open Data Initiative, OpenData Latinoamérica, Big Data for Disaster Response

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Facilitating global literacy about Big Data is viewed as important for the media, civic hackers, and civil society. How open data is transforming democracy in Africa – and the challenges it face s. Open Source disaster recovery data big data' Their network will help with trouble shooting and data training.