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🔴 LIVE: @rachelsibande joins @CLEARAA1's Talitha Hlaka, @The_DSD's Dez Jason, and @giz_gmbh #FAIRForward's Mark Irura as they discuss #ResponsibleDataUse for #DataGovernance and #MEL in times of unprecedented volumes of #DigitalData and new #DataLaws 👉 crs-org.zoom.us/j/81523617808

https://twitter.com/DIAL_community/status/1486379163711946757

Dez Jason kicks things off by sharing @MERLTech's #ResponsibleData in #MonitoringAndEvaluation (#RDiME) #ME and #data life cycles, at every stage of which responsible #DataGovernance is considered key: im-portal.org/help-library/r…

Mark Irura notes the importance of using #data to improve governance but he emphasizes that communities need to know how their data is being used so they can protect their #privacy.

However, choosing not to share your data should NOT prevent you from participating in government!

.@rachelsibande explains DIAL's approach to using #DataForDevelopment, which starts with #research and thinking through different #BusinessModels for #DataSharing

Some 🔑 questions that can be answered through #data:

- Where to place health facilities
- Where to place schools
- Where have natural disasters displaces communities?
- What are other routine, yet major, migration patterns?

DIAL works with #TELCOs, #MNOs, #regulators, #legal and #policy experts, and #technical partners within a country to create #DataUse and sharing models.

These models use #CallDataRecords (#CDRs) and #SatelliteImagery to complement traditional #data sets, like censuses

In her 15 years of experience, @rachelsibande is just now seeing #BigData, #AI, and #MachineLearning being used by #governments to enhance insights.

However, these #tech advancements still require the collection of secondary information.

#Women, #children, the elderly, and poor populations in general are underrepresented in #CDR #data. The collection of secondary information helps tackle this disparity and address issues of #inclusion and #bias in #DigitalDevelopment--it's extremely important!

However, with more data collection comes more considerations around #RDU, #DataSecurity, and #DataPrivacy. In turn, this has sparked conversations around how #DigitalDevelopment practitioners can actually measure #RDU.

In #Malawi and #SierraLeone, the #data demo models that DIAL and its partners are working on have incentivized countries to establish #DataPrivacy laws. Mark Irura also notes that post #EU #GDPR, there was a rush among #African countries to also do this.

As more #African #governments look to #DataForDevelopment, @rachelsibande calls for independent audits of the systems and processes being established and put into practice for #DataSharing and #KnowledgeManagement.

The multiplicity of countries seeking to leverage #DataForDevelopment, DIAL and its partners have been investing in #OpenSource tools for #DataAnalysis and insights, as well as these systems and processes around #DataSharing and #KnowledgeManagement.

The increased demand for #DataForDevelopment support reflects our partners' understanding of its potential and their desire to replicate work.

For example, we saw @MoHandP_Malawi progress from using #data to identify the best locations for #health facilities to forecasting potential future #COVID19 hotspots given routine migration patterns. They're also looking at how to mobilize resources post #CycloneAna.

And that's DIAL's goal: country-led leveraging of all-things #digital for improved #government service delivery to everyone, everywhere. But, as these models are proving successful and replicable, @rachelsibande calls on #DigitalDevelopment practitioners to first #DoNoHarm.

#Data is being heralded as the "new oil, the new currency," but #DataForDevelopment must be used for social good and its benefits should outweigh any potential harm, says @rachelsibande.

Finally, @rachelsibande recommends @MERLTech's #RDiME as it provides great guidance on:

- Sharing insights rather than #RawData
- Building consistent systems
- Adopting #OpenSource tools
- Creating #DataSharing agreements, including #analytics, to create #DigitalPublicGoods

To learn more about DIAL's #DataForDevelopment work with @MACRAMALAWI and @MoHandP_Malawi, check out our reports with @CooperSmithOrg:

- MNO Data for Policy Decisions: digitalimpactalliance.org/research/using…
- MNO Data for Health Decision: digitalimpactalliance.org/research/using…

More generally, our #MD4D Handbook, co-developed with @datapopalliance, offers practical, detailed guidance on how to #responsibly and effectively design and implement a #MobileDataForDevelopment project.

Check it out @ resources.dial.community/resources/md4d…

Many thanks to @CatholicRelief for organizing the 2022 @ICT4DConference, and to our moderator and fellow panelists!

We'll see you next year 📅🎉