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dc.contributor.authorKaliati, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorKachieng’a, Paskaliah
dc.contributor.authorde Lanerolle, Indra
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-05T10:03:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-05T10:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2017-04
dc.identifier.citationKaliati, A., Kachieng’a P. and de Lanerolle, I. (2017) What data do we want? Understanding demands for open data among civil society organisations in South Africa, Making All Voices Count Research Report, Brighton: IDSen
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12971
dc.description.abstractMany governments, international agencies and civil society organisations (CSOs) support and promote open data. Most open government data initiatives have focused on supply – creating portals and publishing information. But much less attention has been given to demand – understanding data needs and nurturing engagement. This research examines the demand for open data in South Africa, and asks under what conditions meeting this demand might influence accountability. Recognising that not all open data projects are developed for accountability reasons, it also examines barriers to using government data for accountability processes. The research team identified and tested ‘use stories’ and ‘use cases’. How did a range of civil society groups with an established interest in holding local government accountable use – or feel that they could use – data in their work? The report identifies and highlights ten broad types of open data use, which they divided into two streams: ‘strategy and planning’ – in which CSOs used government data internally to guide their own actions; and ‘monitoring, mobilising and advocacy’ – in which CSOs undertake outward-facing activities.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDFIDen
dc.description.sponsorshipUSAIDen
dc.description.sponsorshipSidaen
dc.description.sponsorshipOmidyar Networken
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Development Studiesen
dc.rightsAttribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/*
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleWhat data do we want? Understanding demands for open data among civil society organisations in South Africaen
dc.typeIDS Research Reporten
dc.rights.holderInstitute of Development Studiesen
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