Al Kags is the founder of the Open Institute, an organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya that works with African governments, Civil Society Organisations and Citizen Groups to promote Open Government and Citizen Participation. Al is also a Technical Advisory Committee member for the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) and contributes to global processes around data and sustainable development.
One of the more compelling reasons for making investments in data is to strengthen decision making. But this often skews data investments toward meeting the needs of leaders making decisions - especially at the national level.
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