A Critical and Systemic Consideration of Data for Sustainable Development in Africa
Moorosi, Nyalleng, Thinyane, Mamello and Marivate, Vukosi, "A Critical and Systemic Consideration of Data for Sustainable Development in Africa" 14th International Conference of IFIP Working Group 9.4 - Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Yogyakarta, 2017/05/22-24.
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Sub-type Conference paper Author Moorosi, Nyalleng
Thinyane, Mamello
Marivate, VukosiTitle A Critical and Systemic Consideration of Data for Sustainable Development in Africa Event Series IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology Publication Date 2017-05-16 Place of Publication Cham Publisher Springer International Publishing Pages 232-241 Title of Event 14th International Conference of IFIP Working Group 9.4 - Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries Date of Event 2017/05/22-24 Place of Event Yogyakarta Language eng Abstract The “data revolution for development” pundits tout data as representing an undeniable opportunity for transforming and improving societies through the deployment of data-centric development approaches. The critics on the other hand question the legitimacy of these claims made on the role to data to transform society and development work, in particular considering the numerous systemic and structural challenges faced by some of the least developed countries. In this paper we consider the real positioning and role of the data, and in particular Big Data, for sustainable development in Africa. We highlight three perspectives and dynamics associated with the data revolution for development and suggest that the real utilization of data for development in Africa can only be realized when other ecosystem factors are considered in tandem. Keyword Data science
Internet participation
Open data
Big data
Data for developmentCopyright Holder IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2017 Copyright Year 2017 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9783319591117 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7 -
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