We Each Hold a Piece. Let’s Build the Full Picture — Together
By Florence Syevuo and Al Kags At a recent breakfast gathering in Nairobi, we asked each…
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A shared data future for the society
We just launched the Open CSO Data Commons, which seeks to unite Civil Society through shared data power!
The Open CSO Data Commons is a joint initiative of the Open Institute and the SDG Kenya Forum, to create a centralised and collaboratively governed data platform for CSOs.
The Data Commons will serve as a trusted and transparent space for organisations to pool non-sensitive development data, improving how we understand our society, how we act, and how we advocate for change.
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