Catalyzing East Africa's Land Data Ecosystem

Global Data Revolution has reached the land sector. Government data portals, open access academic journals, community mapping initiatives and other citizen-generated data - there is a palpable positive drive across the world that allows processes such as data collection to be more inclusive and open.

FAO Kenya, Land Portal, Research4Life, GODAN Africa, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development and the Local Development Research Institute with funding from the European Union and the UKaid have organized a workshop on land data and information ecosystem in Africa.

The overall goal of the workshop is to uncover the land data & information ecosystem (including gaps in existence, accessibility or abilities to re-use data) in East Africa and contribute to foster a regional policy dialogue on access to data.