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Title
Data governance and policy in Africa / Bitange Ndemo, Njuguna Ndung'u, Scholastica Odhiambo, Abebe Shimeles, editors.
ISBN
9783031244988 (electronic bk.)
3031244982 (electronic bk.)
9783031245008
9783031244971
3031245008
3031244974
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-031-24498-8 doi
Call Number
JF1525.P6
Dewey Decimal Classification
323.4483096
Summary
This open access book examines data governance and its implications for policymaking in Africa. Bringing together economists, lawyers, statisticians, and technology experts, it assesses gaps in both the availability and use of existing data across the continent, and argues that data creation, management and governance need to improve if private and public sectors are to reap the benefits of big data and digital technologies. It also considers lessons from across the globe to assess principles, norms and practices that can guide the development of data governance in Africa. The book will appeal to scholars and students of data governance, technology and public policy, as well as practitioners and policy makers. Bitange Ndemo is the Kenyan Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union Mission. He was previously Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Njuguna Ndungu is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi. He is the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury of Kenya, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, and Executive Director at the African Economic Research Consortium. Scholastica Odhiambo is Manager of Research at the African Economic Research Consortium. She was previously Senior Lecturer of Economics at Maseno University, Kenya. Abebe Shimeles is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He formerly served as Director of Research at the African Economic Research Consortium. .
Note
Includes index.
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Open access.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Information technology and global governance.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: A Prototype Data Governance Framework for Africa
Chapter 3: A Value Chain Approach to Data Production, Use and Governance for Sound Policy Making in Africa
Chapter 4: Data Protection Legal Regime and Data Governance in Africa: An Overview
Chapter 5: Data Regulation in Africa: Free Flow of Data, Open Data Regimes and Cyber Security
Chapter 6: Digitalisation and Financial Data Governance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 7: More Than Just a Policy - Day to Day Effects of Data Governance on the Data Scientist
Chapter 8: The Economics of Blockchain Within Africa
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
