On 16 September, the Sub-Saharan African Food Security Portal will be launched in Brussels. The website, developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), contains over 40 indicators related to food security, commodity prices, economics, and human well-being. It draws from …
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China’s Cabinet, the State Council publishes guidelines to promote the opening and sharing of government data to improve governance, boost innovation and promote economic restructuring, with the aim of forging a new model of social governance. A mechanism will be …
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Opening up and linking data is becoming a priority for many data producers because of institutional requirements, or to consume data in newer applications, or simply to keep pace with current development. Since 2014, this priority has gaining momentum with …
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Today the Guardian publishes an in-depth feature on the importance of open data in achieving food security and its vital role in helping to combat hunger in an era of population growth. Use cases from the GODAN/ODI discussion paper ‘how can …
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By: Chris Addison, Tim Davies, Ana Brandusescu and Ben Schaap Next week will see the first continent-wide Africa Open Data Conference: bringing together governments, technologists and innovators from across the continent and beyond to explore the promise and reality of …
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The meeting will bring GODAN partners together for meetings and discussions that foment independent or Secretariat-facilitated partnerships going forward, and provide engagement with high-level GODAN goals. All are welcome to this annual meeting about public and private sector use of …
Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) aims to unite people to combat hunger and malnutrition worldwide. SUN engages with governments, civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers in a collective effort to improve nutrition by implementing programmes with nutritional goals …
As the open data revolution in agriculture and nutrition gathers pace, discussions are emerging about some of the ethical issues involved in equitable sharing and use of data, particularly as increasing amounts of data are now generated by or for …
Taking stock of challenges for global open data in agriculture and nutrition Read more »
GODAN will be participating actively in discussions at the AODC and will be leading the Agriculture and Nutrition Track on Saturday September 5. The conference represents a valuable opportunity for GODAN partners to shape the focus of our activities in …
Africa Open Data Conference (AODC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, September 2 – 5 Read more »
This new in-depth report by Thomson Reuters raises the immense issue of how the world will feed the 9 billion people, or more, that are predicted to inhabit the planet by 2050. Featuring the USDA Under Secretary and Chief …