Partner Implications from Seminar: New Approaches to Capacity Development Break-out Group: Role of Users

Who are data users? Traditional users: policy makers, businesses, academics, journalists, … User turned producers (academics, data scientists) Producers turned users (data flow from ministry -> NSO -> AFRISTAT> UNSD)

Identified Challenges Supply-side challenges How data is accessible (format, cost, …) Public trust/ quality of data Relevance Demand-side challenges Ability to understand and use data (literacy) Business case for use of data (data for what?) Overarching challenges Data security and privacy

Proposed Strategies/ Implementation methods Supply-side strategies Open data (investment in open systems to reap benefits) Customised dissemination (formats e.g. media, messages, …) for diverse user groups Demand-side strategies Build statistical literacy (with targeted interventions)

Creating a virtuous cycle