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Kenya Open Data Initiative Strengthening Social Service Delivery

The Kenya Open Data initiative aims to improve social service delivery by making government-collected information more accessible. Infrastructure and universal access to open data help identify areas in need, allocate resources, and promote transparency and accountability. Open data innovations have brought underserved places to light, mobilizing citizens, government, and CSOs into action.

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Kenya Open Data Initiative Strengthening Social Service Delivery

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  1. Kenya Open Data Initiative Strengthening Social Service Delivery

  2. What is Kenya Open Data? Government collects and publishes lots and lots of information, but often the data is hard to find… Infrastructure and Universal Access to

  3. Open Data makes it easier to find areas that are highly affected and allows channeling of more resources

  4. Poverty rates per district 4

  5. Open Data is not only about creating efficiency… it's about increasing transparency and accountability

  6. With Open Data, we are able to identify areas where emergency response systems should be concentrated and are most needed.

  7. Development Fund Allocations • Open Data has also been used for Constituency Development Fund Predictive allocations and accountability. • This has helped send money allocations to communities that need them most. 7

  8. Kenyans for Kenya Kenyans raised over $7million to help Kenyans affected by the long drought season in 2011

  9. Open Data Innovations Through Open Data Innovations, areas in resource allocations have been highlighted and this has brought to light places that are underserved hence bringing the citizens, government and CSO into action.

  10. Open Data Innovation Examples • Eduweb • Mzalendo • County Score Card • Sekoo/Primo • Virtual Kenya • Etc

  11. Open Data, Creating Awareness

  12. THANK YOU www.opendata.go.ke @KenyaOpenData

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