OPEN DATA SOURCES

The world has become data-driven, but not all data is readily available . The Open Data initiative is an effort to remove restrictions on the access and use of data, enabling the realization of data-driven solutions in society, business and governance, academics, and healthcare.Open Data allows for a more comprehensive understanding of global problems and universal issues. Listed below are sources of Open Data that are open for anyone to access, modify, reuse, and share for research purposes –

Local sources

• Kenya Open Data
• Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
• Kenya Data Portal
• African Open Data Network
• InfoTrak

International sources

• World Poverty Clock
• Our World in Data
• Visual Capitalist - Datastream
• World Bank Open Data
• World Health Organization (WHO) Open Data Repository
• Worldometer
• Google Public Data Explorer
• Google Dataset Search
• European Union Open Data Portal
• Data.Gov
• UNICEF Dataset
• WHO (COVID-19) Situation Dashboard
• NextStrain
• Covid-19 Visualizer

Open Data is taking prominence as the world gradually embraces open systems. Countries, organizations, and institutions need to leverage open data in order to gain a competitive edge and play a notable role in the future.