Journal Article
Data deprivations, data gaps and digital divides
This study draws lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the relationship between data-driven decision making and global development. The lessons are that: (i) users should keep in mind the shifting value of data during a crisis, and the pitfalls its...
Workshop
Training on secure data and metadata management
SA-TIED held a 4-day online course on secure data and metadata management. The online course was designed for data managers at data centres responsible for restricted-access data in government agencies, universities, and research institutions –...
Mon, 2 August 2021
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Thu, 5 August 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Training on data analysis using R
SA-TIED held a 3-day online course on introduction to data analysis using R. The aim of the course was to build the capacity of South African officials to manage and use economic data to carry out policy-relevant research in their day-to-day work for...
Mon, 21 June 2021
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Wed, 23 June 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Working Paper
Data, global development, and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic holds at least seven lessons for the relationship between data-driven decision making, the use of artificial intelligence, and development. These are that (1) in a global crisis, the shifting value of data creates policy...