16th January 2019
The Roman god, Janus

We Have Superpowers! But They Need Data.

Among the Greek and Roman gods imbued with superpowers is one called Janus. He would have been a terrifying being to behold if he ever physically […]
6th September 2018

Access to Data Critical to Smallholder Farmer Access to Inputs

Smallholder farmers in low-income contexts face a variety of challenges while attempting to boost their productivity so as to escape subsistence-level farming and poverty. One of […]
2nd November 2017

Data Interoperability. The Next Frontier in the Data Revolution.

The world is generating more data than in other time in history. However, with the increasing quantity and quality of data flooding our cyberspace comes new […]
11th October 2017

Two Areas of Work for the Africa We Want

Previously posted on the Open Institute’s blog Buntwani is a Swahili word for the open air space in rural African communities where people congregate to discuss issues […]
23rd June 2017

GODAN Has Held Its First Ministerial Conference

GODAN was formed in 2013 out of a meeting that was inspired by the G8. You can read the backstory here. Although global south governments are […]
28th May 2017
Image of farmers meeting in Dirib Gombo

Data Coordination Will Enrich CAADP’s Mutual Accountability Mechanisms

Data coordination has presented a challenge to Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) implementers for a long time. This is now more acute with the larger number […]