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oapen-20.500.12657-762222023-09-14T03:39:46Z Data Governance and Policy in Africa Ndemo, Bitange Ndung’u, Njuguna Odhiambo, Scholastica Shimeles, Abebe Data governance Data protection Policy making Digital revolution Africa bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPP Public administration bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, management and governance need to improve if private and public sectors are to reap the benefits of big data and digital technologies. It also considers lessons from across the globe to assess principles, norms and practices that can guide the development of data governance in Africa. The book will appeal to scholars and students of data governance, technology and public policy, as well as practitioners and policy makers. 2023-09-13T19:45:34Z 2023-09-13T19:45:34Z 2023 book ONIX_20230913_9783031244988_6 9783031244988 9783031244971 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/76222 eng Information Technology and Global Governance application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-24498-8.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-24498-8 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-031-24498-8 10.1007/978-3-031-24498-8 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 909c98c0-885f-4552-9aa1-2a4d0cafbc30 9783031244988 9783031244971 Palgrave Macmillan 214 Cham [...] open access
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This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, management and governance need to improve if private and public sectors are to reap the benefits of big data and digital technologies. It also considers lessons from across the globe to assess principles, norms and practices that can guide the development of data governance in Africa. The book will appeal to scholars and students of data governance, technology and public policy, as well as practitioners and policy makers.
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