Africa: Open Data Underpins Equality - allAfrica.com

" ... Speakers at the Open Data Institute's annual summit said that open data could do much more for development if it were applied better to policy and growth initiatives. At present, only 17 national and local governments have signed up to the International Open Data Charter, a set of principles launched this year and meant to encourage governments to open their data by default. Having more open data is imperative to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched in September, as it is crucial to monitoring national progress on them, according to the UN ..."