The document discusses open data and open access in Tanzania. It provides an overview of open data concepts, initiatives in Tanzania including the government open data portal and projects by the Tanzania dLab at the University of Dar es Salaam to enhance the data ecosystem. Some of the challenges to open data mentioned include lack of standards. The document also outlines achievements in open access in Tanzania through initiatives by EIFL and COTUL to establish institutional repositories and draft open access policies and build capacity at universities.

1. OPEN DATA & OPEN ACCESS LANDSCAPE
IN TANZANIA
UNIVERSITY OF
DAR ES SALAAM
OPEN DATA OPEN SCIENCE WORKSHOP
GABORONE, BOTSWANA
PRESENTER:
ZAITUNI KAIJAGE
ASSISTANT LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES
SALAAM

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PRESENTATION AGENDA
• OPEN DATA CONCEPT
• OVERVIEW OF OPEN DATA IN TANZANIA
• OPEN DATA INITIATIVES
• OPEN DATA CHALLENGES
• OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVES IN TANZANIA

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OPEN DATA CONCEPT
“Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and
redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the
requirement to attribute and share alike.”
 Open Data Handbook
Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share
Open Data Institute(ODI)
Open Data is data in machine-readable format that is publicly
available under an “open” license that ensures it can be freely
used, reused, redistributed by anyone for any legal purpose.
 opendata.go.tz

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OPEN DATA CONCEPTS

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OPEN DATA CONCEPTS
Characteristics of OD
Machine readable
Enhance access to everybody
Open license
Featured with metadata
Maintain anonymity
Promotes transparency

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Who benefits from OD
Everyone!
 New research and new types of research
 The verification of previous results
 Broader base set of data than any one researcher can hope to
collect
 The exploration of topics not envisioned by the initial investigators
 The creation of new data sets, information and knowledge when
data from multiple sources are combined

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OVERVIEW OF OPEN DATA IN TZ
Tanzania joined Open Government Partnership
(OGP) Initiative in September 2011.
Goal: To make government business more open
to its citizens in the interest of improving public
service delivery, Government responsiveness,
combating corruption and building greater
trust.

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WHY OPEN DATA
Monitoring SDGs
(234 indicators)
WHY OPEN DATA
Transparency &
Accountability – Gov’t
Budget Implementations
Innovations are born from
Open Data
Reduces Societies’
Inequalities & Imbalances
Open Data Vs Economic
Growth – Direct Propositions

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OPEN DATA INITIATIVES IN TZ
DCLI projects:
Government Portal:
http://opendata.go.tz/
CSOs:
National Bureau of
Statistics & eGov’t

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TANZANIA’S dLab (UDSM)
is an open working space where data
from multiple sectors and sources
can be combined, processed, and
shared to drive better policies and
decision-making.
Serves an anchor for Data
Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI)
program through:

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DCLI PROGRAM
Promoting innovation and data literacy
through a premier center of excellence
(UDSM, ODI, SBC4D IntraHealth)
Making data meaningful and accessible to
spark citizen action at the community
level
Identifying, networking & supporting
youth & entrepreneurs to create data-
driven innovations for real life problems

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dLab enhances Data Ecosytem in Tanzania
dLab - UDSM

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dLab - ACTIVITIES
Builds local capacity &
supports data
champions;
→ Face to Face Trainings
→ On-line Trainings
→ Women in data campaigns
→ Supporting Universities
Training
Awareness raising and
building linkages with
data communities
through;
→ Round-tables
→ Workshops
→ Mapathons
→ Hackathons
→ Follow up visits
→ Creating Partnerships
Engagement
Support organizations to
increase their
performances through
improved data use and
contribute to Tanzania
data ecosystem
→ SDG data road-map
→ Data science trainings
→ Demonstrate use of data
through data use stories
Resources & Data Sc
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DLAB
PILLARS:

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dLab PROJECT CONTRIBUTION
Developed Open Data portal
http://opendata.dlab.or.tz/
Created awareness on open data
to various stakeholders
SDGs Indicator Mapping with NBS
Trained more than 400 people
on Data Literacy

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CHALLENGES
OPEN DATA CHALLENGES
Standards

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WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
Stakeholders Engagement
and Participation
Have a Clear Open Data
Policy
Data Repositories
Involvement of young
Generation

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OPEN ACCESS IN TANZANIA
EIFL in collaboration with COTUL(Consortium for Tanzania
Universities and Research Libraries) has been supporting Tanzanian
University in:
Building in-country capacity to develop OA repositories and OA
journals;
Setting up institutional OA repositories;
Building OA policy development capacity and setting up policy
development task forces;
Developing and drafting OA policies;
Auditing and improving OA institutional repositories; and
Organizing OA advocacy meetings and campaigns.

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ACHIEVEMENTS
UDSM being a member has achieved the following:
Establishment of Institutional Repositories with
more than 4000 items
Open Access draft Policy(expected to be endorsed
by the end of this year)
Training program(open data, open science, open
access) to younger researchers(PhD students)

19. THANK YOU
zaykaijage@gmail.com
Twitter: @ZKaijage
UNIVERSITY OF
DAR ES SALAAM