[CODATA-international] Dialogue on Open Science and FAIR Data - Kenya

[Asha CODATA]

CODATA (CODATA President Prof Barend Mans & CODATA Executive Director Dr
Simon Hodson) on Monday 16 April 2019 had an excellent meeting with Kenya
HE VP Williams Ruto and his team on #FAIRdata
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fairdata?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtq87iYWrPCz0aRcPMw6oOsgIwVQzi3JSUzCK-Rjbe7bEw6MqscFZ-C3wfBKVajImZRwWRUncJXkY9l3oR6-QZHl2XHlQ4h7p4nvBO_KftnRYfsoexdTdaYMlZElEgKV-bWDgFrKRvRygwODNtyuj7CPD4Ummy9oU7JxMJcQXNMTYPcctQ-A2xyQ3eDu5UMgDoZZai2csSlNrPWady4hKf2LlQz_xSLeC4_x_eKRsTuudDljUHLgX5NQdTExjNrdq17mN8iH2jFiaqXQRPS22y8iZrrVT3jE7qmVooii8VVx92-cH8YaKKx-9PlvuWKlgGeA8NIhSl1Mx8H4_JG9XFKiZCxj5VtGr-AzFfjVXjMdutbeTGkkULRIvif5vTLkuZV6sKKoe5rwjg6_1TUCX7ETF8FEZFkGpleCVm1XyltBp_0THFMq6q6CYlfuCjj1nmwwQOLaLUtW5tUSM5bmmorpF2u2aS0sF-aVrTOLofq7pP0HUU2nI&__tn__=%2ANK-R>
 #OpenScience
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/openscience?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtq87iYWrPCz0aRcPMw6oOsgIwVQzi3JSUzCK-Rjbe7bEw6MqscFZ-C3wfBKVajImZRwWRUncJXkY9l3oR6-QZHl2XHlQ4h7p4nvBO_KftnRYfsoexdTdaYMlZElEgKV-bWDgFrKRvRygwODNtyuj7CPD4Ummy9oU7JxMJcQXNMTYPcctQ-A2xyQ3eDu5UMgDoZZai2csSlNrPWady4hKf2LlQz_xSLeC4_x_eKRsTuudDljUHLgX5NQdTExjNrdq17mN8iH2jFiaqXQRPS22y8iZrrVT3jE7qmVooii8VVx92-cH8YaKKx-9PlvuWKlgGeA8NIhSl1Mx8H4_JG9XFKiZCxj5VtGr-AzFfjVXjMdutbeTGkkULRIvif5vTLkuZV6sKKoe5rwjg6_1TUCX7ETF8FEZFkGpleCVm1XyltBp_0THFMq6q6CYlfuCjj1nmwwQOLaLUtW5tUSM5bmmorpF2u2aS0sF-aVrTOLofq7pP0HUU2nI&__tn__=%2ANK-R>
 #OpenData
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/opendata?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtq87iYWrPCz0aRcPMw6oOsgIwVQzi3JSUzCK-Rjbe7bEw6MqscFZ-C3wfBKVajImZRwWRUncJXkY9l3oR6-QZHl2XHlQ4h7p4nvBO_KftnRYfsoexdTdaYMlZElEgKV-bWDgFrKRvRygwODNtyuj7CPD4Ummy9oU7JxMJcQXNMTYPcctQ-A2xyQ3eDu5UMgDoZZai2csSlNrPWady4hKf2LlQz_xSLeC4_x_eKRsTuudDljUHLgX5NQdTExjNrdq17mN8iH2jFiaqXQRPS22y8iZrrVT3jE7qmVooii8VVx92-cH8YaKKx-9PlvuWKlgGeA8NIhSl1Mx8H4_JG9XFKiZCxj5VtGr-AzFfjVXjMdutbeTGkkULRIvif5vTLkuZV6sKKoe5rwjg6_1TUCX7ETF8FEZFkGpleCVm1XyltBp_0THFMq6q6CYlfuCjj1nmwwQOLaLUtW5tUSM5bmmorpF2u2aS0sF-aVrTOLofq7pP0HUU2nI&__tn__=%2ANK-R>
 #OpenGovernment
<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/opengovernment?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCtq87iYWrPCz0aRcPMw6oOsgIwVQzi3JSUzCK-Rjbe7bEw6MqscFZ-C3wfBKVajImZRwWRUncJXkY9l3oR6-QZHl2XHlQ4h7p4nvBO_KftnRYfsoexdTdaYMlZElEgKV-bWDgFrKRvRygwODNtyuj7CPD4Ummy9oU7JxMJcQXNMTYPcctQ-A2xyQ3eDu5UMgDoZZai2csSlNrPWady4hKf2LlQz_xSLeC4_x_eKRsTuudDljUHLgX5NQdTExjNrdq17mN8iH2jFiaqXQRPS22y8iZrrVT3jE7qmVooii8VVx92-cH8YaKKx-9PlvuWKlgGeA8NIhSl1Mx8H4_JG9XFKiZCxj5VtGr-AzFfjVXjMdutbeTGkkULRIvif5vTLkuZV6sKKoe5rwjg6_1TUCX7ETF8FEZFkGpleCVm1XyltBp_0THFMq6q6CYlfuCjj1nmwwQOLaLUtW5tUSM5bmmorpF2u2aS0sF-aVrTOLofq7pP0HUU2nI&__tn__=%2ANK-R>
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*https://twitter.com/simonhodson99/status/1118136360064430081
<https://twitter.com/simonhodson99/status/1118136360064430081?fbclid=IwAR02zk-gNwQ6T4yHWRqA-rLaXwFu8dRXJuHOau_21pb0jr2s4gYKJ22QECQ>*

Read Prof. Muliaro: The advent of big data heralds huge opportunities
http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/prof-muliaro-the-advent-of-big-data-heralds-huge-opportunities/

Congratulations all, and to Kenya, in making progress towards promoting
Open Data, to benefit all!


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Best,
Asha
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Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | http://www.codata.org

E-Mail: asha at codata.org
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