The United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has completed a project to provide global
web access to African governance data. The project includes the AfriGAP Data
Portal and the AfriGAP
Open Data Platform. Both consolidate quantitative indicators on the
quality of governance and democracy in African countries, and provide users
with simple tools to analyze this data.
The
AfriGAP Data Portal provides policymakers, analysts, researchers, experts in
social and political science and other specialists with a one-stop-shop
platform to navigate and also compare indicators on various themes of
governance (corruption, citizen participation, human rights, natural resources,
conflict, etc.), from both African and international sources. It offers
customized tools for data management, analysis and display, including keyword
search for finding relevant information within a fraction of the usual time.
The solution's interactive maps, charts and diagrams graphically demonstrate
the progress of governance reforms across Africa. Users can generate analytical
reports to print, export to external data formats, and share via social media.
The
AfriGAP Open Data Platform facilitates collection and sharing of data on
emerging and crucial topics such as economic governance, democratic
institutions, civil society and media, and more. Through this platform, users
can work with existing data, load custom data sets, visualize data, analyze the
selected indicators at national and regional levels, contact other users, and
share reports and charts.
UNDP project
partners include Afro Barometer, Africa Governance Institute, Global Integrity,
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, State of the Union, and Trust Africa.
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