Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Data-Driven Policymaking to Accelerate Africa’s Progress

Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Data-Driven Policymaking to Accelerate Africa’s Progress

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia has reformed its statistical legislation and established an independent statistical service to strengthen the production and coordination of official data, President Taye Atske Selassie said. Taye underscored the importance of reliable statistics in driving evidence-based development in Africa. Addressing the opening of the 10th Session of the Statistical Commission for Africa…

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StructureCraft Scales Data-Driven Design on NetApp

StructureCraft Scales Data-Driven Design on NetApp

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced that StructureCraft, an award-winning global structural engineering and construction firm known for complex timber and hybrid builds, is now using NetApp to modernize and create an AI-ready data infrastructure. The new infrastructure enables the company’s employees to collaborate globally, store and manage large-scale design workloads,…

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Netstar and Sunshine Tour team up on data-driven golf analytics

Netstar and Sunshine Tour team up on data-driven golf analytics

Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron and leading provider of vehicle tracking and telematics solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with the Sunshine Tour to develop enhanced golf performance analytics and tracking capabilities together. The strategic partnership aims to support South African golfers by providing insights to help refine skills, define strategies and improve consistency. The…

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Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Data-Driven Policymaking to Accelerate Africa’s Progress

Africa: WHO in Africa Launches Geodatabase to Empower Data-Driven Health Decisions

Brazzaville — To mark Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on 19 November, World Health Organization (WHO) in the African region launched the AFRO Geodatabase (AFRO GDB) to enhance the use of trusted administrative boundary data to strengthen geospatial governance and empower data-driven health decisions across Africa. The platform enables countries to store, manage and share…

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Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Data-Driven Policymaking to Accelerate Africa’s Progress

Africa: Liberia Takes Key Step Toward Data-Driven Education Planning

A high-level international peer review of Liberia’s Education Management Information System (EMIS), led by the African Union Commission, through its Pan African Institute for Education for Development (AU-IPED), under the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX), a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, concluded today. The exercise,…

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