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Open Data Day 2021 - AfricaPromoting Transparent COVID-19 Data Governance
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Open Data Day 2021 - Africa Outcome

Watch the videos of the Open Data Day Africa webinars held in five countries
below!


KENYA




UGANDA




GHANA





SOUTHERN AFRICA




FRANCOPHONE AFRICA



About Open Data Day 2021 - Africa

The Open Data Day, run by the Open Knowledge Foundation, is an annual
celebration of open data all over the world which provides an opportunity to
show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies
in government, business and civil society. This year, the Open Institute will
convene an event to discuss how decisions regarding the access and use of data
in Kenya are made.




Background of the Event


In 2020, huge progress was made in understanding the COVID-19 virus, its
transmission patterns, and what was needed to develop an effective vaccine.
These developments would not have been possible had Chinese authorities not
shared the full sequence of the COVID genome with the world in early January
2020. However, since that initial open sharing, the situation has become more
complicated. More recently, scientists have called for more open sharing of the
genomes of the virus’s variants to enable swift responses to them. Issues
pertaining to IP rights, recognition and acknowledgement of others’ research,
and the privacy of individuals are currently impeding a more ‘open’ approach at
a global level.



These complex issues pertaining to data sharing and openness play out
differently in different parts of the world. One of the themes of this year’s
Open Data Day is Data for Equal Development. In the context of COVID-19, we find
ourselves asking what decisions about whether COVID-19 data should be made open
or kept closed at the global level mean for access and use of that data in
African countries. In particular, what are the implications for Africans’
equitable access to crucial data, treatments and vaccines? Transparency is a
characteristic of government, companies, organisations and individuals that are
open in the clear disclosure of information, and ensuring that the information
is managed and published so that it is relevant, accessible, timely and
accurate.




About #RestoreDataRights


Through the #RestoreDataRights Declaration, we call for decisions and
decision-making processes taken around how sensitive data is collected, shared
and used to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa to be transparent, inclusive
and accountable. By using the #RestoreDataRights Declaration, we can examine
some of the issues that arise from a continental perspective on COVID-19,
including among others:

 * How open is open when it comes to COVID-19 data collection,
   processing and publication?
 * What can/should be open (that is not open)?
 * What can/should not be open (that is open)?
 * What kinds of data and metadata are available to the public;
 * Whether open-source software and algorithms are being used to
   analyse data in Africa;
 * Whether data sharing agreements, government policies and other important
   documents have been published openly;
 * Whether the public and civil society are being consulted in how sensitive
   data are being collected and used;
 * Whether appropriate steps have been taken to protect data that might be used
   to identify individuals or vulnerable groups if made
   open.





Open Data Day 2021 - Africa Events By Country

Events information for different countries participating

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Open Data Day 2021 (Africa) – Kenya
 * Conference

March 6, 2021
10:00 am
 * Kenya

The Open Data Day, run by the Open Knowledge Foundation, is an annual
celebration of open data all over the world which provides an opportunity to
show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies
in government, business and civil society. This year, the Open Institute will
convene an event to discuss how decisions regarding the access and use of data
in Kenya are made.
Expired
Open Data Day 2021 (Africa) – Uganda
 * Conference

March 6, 2021
10:00 am
 * Uganda

The Open Data Day, run by the Open Knowledge Foundation, is an annual
celebration of open data all over the world which provides an opportunity to
show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data
policies...
Expired
Open Data Day 2021 (Africa) – Ghana
 * Conference

March 6, 2021
4:00 pm
 * Ghana

Africa Digital Right’s Hub is  celebrating  Open Data Day  in collaboration with
the  Open Institute under the  theme “Data for Equal Development”. The
discussions will focus on whether COVID-19 data should be made open or kept
closed at the global...
Expired
Open Data Day 2021 (Africa) – Southern Africa
 * Conference

March 6, 2021
11:00 am
 * Botswana
 * Malawi
 * Namibia
 * Zambia

Topic: Promoting Transparent COVID-19 Data Governance in Southern Africa

Key Issues & Expected Outcomes


Key Issues


From the continents perspective, we are interested in how the theme of
transparency is important during the COVID-19 pandemic in the following ways:

 1. How disclosure (as manifested through Open Contracting or misuse/sharing of
    personal data for non-COVID-19 related purposes, for example) avoids bad
    practices and exposes bad conduct
 2. Transparency is important in preserving data rights – not just because the
    laws/ policies say so, but also because it is believed that such rights are
    intrinsic human rights. We deserve to know what data is being used for
 3. How can we be proactive (rather than reactive) in prescribing good practices
    when it comes to transparency? This involves looking at some case studies
    from the continent and moving on to creating ‘buckets’ where we can
    categorize some of the harmful practices and how transparency remedies
    these. (for example, vaccine companies that have harnessed research data
    publicly but then move on to charge expensively for them).
 4. Lastly, how should transparency within the context of data rights be
    sustained?


Expected Outcomes


This events seeks to:

 * Promote rich dialogue while focusing on country perspectives on issues
   regarding data transparency, particularly around COVID-19 data governance
 * Provide examples from across target countries that can be used to develop
   a repository that provides evidence for advocacy efforts for engaging with
   governments, acts as an online resource for researchers and build awareness
   about data transparency





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