Code for Ghana | Africa Open Data Conference 2017 Press Launch

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Summary:

"The Open Data revolution is gaining grounds in Africa very much to the delight of major stakeholders due to the amazing prospects it holds for the continent. This has made it necessary to create a platform for all open data enthusiasts across Africa to convene and discuss issues concerning Open Data and its implications for the development of Africa. The Africa Open Data Conference is the event that provides such a platform for all open data enthusiasts all over Africa. You can read all about the conference HERE.

The first conference was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2016, the second is to be held in Ghana from July 17 - 21, 2017. On Monday, 5th June, 2017, the Africa Open Data Conference was launched in Accra, Ghana. The event was held in the offices of the National Information Technology Agency. It was a brief event nevertheless it was a gathering of major stakeholders of the Open Data movement in Ghana - both from the government sector and the private sector. Present were the Minister of Communication Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and her deputy Hon. Vincent Sowah Odotei, Jeffrey Konadu Addo (Ag. Director General, NITA), Dr. Grace Bediako (Ghana Statistical Service) amongst many other dignitaries.

The Minister of Communication formally launched the Africa Open Data Conference 2017. She spoke at length about what the journey has been so far for Ghana and what this present government intends to do to open up government data to be “reused by any person without any permissions or royalties on copyright”.She went on to lament that ‘Africa remains in the dark as data education is limited’."

Link:

http://www.codeforghana.org/2017/06/06/aodc-press-launch.html

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Date tagged:

06/07/2017, 18:57

Date published:

06/07/2017, 14:57