How IREX and DG’s Data Ecosystem Assessment Tools Advance Local Priorities
IREX’s Data Compass and Development Gateway’s CALM are methodologies for assessing data ecosystems. While each methodology produces different outputs based on different needs, both prioritize local collaboration and development to produce insights and outputs that reflect local priorities and actionable recommendations that institutions can own and implement.
Voices of the Cashew Sector – André M. Tandjiekpon
André M. Tandjiekpon, Executive Secretary of the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), gives an overview of CICC’s work and explains how the Cashew-IN platform developed by DG will support his work.
TCDI South Africa Website Demo
Megan Borole (nee Little) discusses Development Gateway’s Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) Dashboard for South Africa, which was launched in May 2021, and highlights some of the vital information present on the platform.
Measuring digital transformation? Get real.
Senior Associate Annie Kilroy explores the limitations in how digital transformation has been measured and outlines recommendations for how to better assess the value and impact of digital transformation.
Voices of the Cashew Sector – Joseph Zerbo
Joseph Zerbo, Economic Affairs Advisor General Manager of the Burkinabe Cashew Council, provides an overview of the cashew sector in Burkina Faso.
Les femmes des zones minières, actrices du développement durable
Lancée la semaine dernière à Conakry, l’initiative “Women in Mining” s’appuie sur notre travail existant dans l’industrie minière en Guinée. Avec ses partenaires, DG évaluera l’implication des femmes dans le décaissement des fonds de développement économique local dans la région de Boke et développera un outil numérique pour visualiser les résultats.
AD3 ou une aventure cartographique
Par le biais d’AD3, nous avons développé un tableau de bord qui se concentre sur le climat, les prix du marché, les maladies du bétail, le niveau des fleuves et les précipitations annuelles, entre autres thèmes. Si le tableau de bord lui-même est un référentiel d’informations utile, la méthode d’élaboration des cartes et d’itération des commentaires des utilisateurs a permis d’identifier les bonnes pratiques en matière de visualisation des données.
Advancing Tobacco Control in Nigeria: The TCDI Website
In June 2022, Development Gateway launched the Nigeria – Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) Dashboard. The TCDI website creates a “one-stop-shop” to access the relevant data that Nigeria’s policymakers need to advance tobacco control legislation and was created in response to the impending threat of increased tobacco use in Nigeria and the various dangers that accompany it.
New Crisis Monitoring Tool Provides Insight into Sub-Saharan Africa’s Fertilizer Sector
In an effort to minimize the effects of an imminent food crisis in Africa, Development Gateway and partners, Fertilizer Development Center and AfricaFertilizer.org, updated the Africa Fertilizer Watch Dashboard. The Dashboard tracks regional and country-specific impacts from elevated global fertilizer prices, limited supplier inventory, and decreased affordability at the farmer level, which includes data from ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.