As we mark International Day of Families on May 15th, it’s time to spotlight the unsung heroes shaping our societies: families. This isn’t just a day to celebrate the myriad forms of family units but also to confront the stark …
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I am an avid advocate for people to write. In fact, I push people that I mentor to write often. Yet here I am, finally getting off my ass and out of my way to write after a lull of …
I travelled 40 hours from Nairobi to Uruguay to attend the first Data Festival after COVID-19. The event underscored how the world seems to have paused for those three years since 2020. On day zero, I attended a couple of …
In response to my last two blog posts (this one and this one), I have been asked what role I think National Statistical Organisations play in citizen-generated data. Here goes. In the dynamic world of data, where each number and …
The Nuance of “Citizen-Generated Data”: Why It’s More Than Just “Citizen Contributions to Data” and “Citizen Data” In my last post, I argued that Citizen-Generated Data should be kept true to its essence that it is by Citizens and for …