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Micro-Concessioning – An Idea to Revitalising Public Facilities

Al Kagscolumn, Global, Society, Thought LeadershipMay 22, 2024

The Future of Public Services: Embracing Concessioning for Effective Delivery #LongRead Governments face immense pressure to deliver top-notch public services in today’s fast-paced world. Yet, many public facilities—such as healthcare centres and police stations—struggle with underfunding, poor maintenance, and outdated …

Philip Thigo’s appointment as Special Envoy gives me hope

Al KagsTechnology, Thought Leadership, world viewMay 20, 2024

I am excited that President William Ruto appointed Philip Thigo as Special Envoy for Technology, the first in Kenya. I have known Philip since around 2011, as he has been in the trenches of developing our ICT industry from when …

Thoughts from the Data Festival (1): Power of Definitions in Data work

Al KagsOpen Data, Thought Leadership, world viewNovember 6, 2023

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 …

Part Three: Citizen-Generated Data must be kept true to its essence – the role of National Statistical Organisations

Al KagsGlobal, Open, Open Data, Thought Leadership, world viewSeptember 27, 2023

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 …

Worldcoin promotional picture from KEnya

The Worldcoin deception in Kenya

Al Kagsworld viewAugust 15, 2023

I contend that the Worldcoin Deception is possibly the worst, most intrusive privacy hack of human beings that entirely contradicts the good claims it makes for humanity's future.

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Micro-Concessioning – An Idea to Revitalising Public Facilities

Philip Thigo’s appointment as Special Envoy gives me hope

Thoughts from the Data Festival (1): Power of Definitions in Data work

Part Three: Citizen-Generated Data must be kept true to its essence – the role of National Statistical Organisations

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Micro-Concessioning – An Idea to Revitalising Public Facilities

Philip Thigo’s appointment as Special Envoy gives me hope

Thoughts from the Data Festival (1): Power of Definitions in Data work

Part Three: Citizen-Generated Data must be kept true to its essence – the role of National Statistical Organisations

The Worldcoin deception in Kenya

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