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Tanzania

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data supports country partners at the national and sub-national levels in Tanzania to develop and implement whole-of-government, multi-stakeholder data roadmaps for sustainable development.

The Tanzania Data Lab is a data science hub in Dar es Salaam that has come out of a partnership between the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Working under the umbrella of the Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) MCC/PEPFAR partnership, the dLab is at the forefront of building a data-driven ecosystem in Tanzania – at a national level and among individuals - by working concurrently to augment the demand for data, increase the supply of it, and improve local technical capacity.

There are a number of other data innovation activities currently supporting sustainable development in Tanzania. See below for blogs, partner activities, initiatives, and resources related to sustainable development data in Tanzania.

  

Initiatives

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Administrative Data Collaborative

Looking for Partners | GPSDD Initiated
A multi-stakeholder collaborative aiming to strengthen the capacity of countries to use administrative data sources for statistical purposes.
Planet Earth South Africa zone. Elements of this image furnished by NASA
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Africa Regional Data Cube

GPSDD Initiated
A tool that harnesses the latest Earth observation and satellite technology to help Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Tanzania address food security and other development issues.
Breaking down barriers to eye health in South Asia. Narsingdi district, Bangladesh © Sightsavers/ Reza Shahriar Rahman.
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Inclusive Data Charter

Looking for Partners | GPSDD Initiated
The Inclusive Data Charter was developed to mobilize political commitments and meaningful actions to advance inclusive and disaggregated data.
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Data Roadmaps

GPSDD Initiated
Data roadmaps support countries in developing and implementing multi-stakeholder data ecosystems for sustainable development.
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News

November 18, 2020
Zanzibar launch event

Bridging the gender gap in Zanzibar this African Statistics Day
November 04, 2020
ARDC Training in Accra

2020 GEO SDG Award goes to Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

July 31, 2020
All time water summary (2013-2019) of Lake Sulunga, Tanzania

Using satellite data to combat drought: Monitoring Lake Sulunga, Tanzania
July 30, 2020
Mangroves

Time series for nature: Preserving mangroves in Zanzibar
April 20, 2020
Juan Arredondo/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Ahora más que nunca - haciendo realidad la promesa de los registros administrativos: aspectos destacados del intercambio de experiencias ALC - África
April 20, 2020
Juan Arredondo/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

Now more than ever - realizing the full promise of administrative data: highlights from the LAC-Africa Peer Exchange
November 05, 2019
P2P admin data

Los datos de 'rutina' pueden brindar un impulso extraordinario en las oportunidades de vida, dicen los gobiernos de América Latina y África
November 05, 2019
P2P admin data

'Ordinary' data can deliver extraordinary boost in life chances say Latin American and African governments
November 01, 2019
Photo by Jordi Perdigó/Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

Cumplir con la promesa: fortalecer los datos administrativos para la Agenda 2030
November 01, 2019
Photo by Jordi Perdigó/Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

Holding on to the promise: strengthening administrative data for Agenda 2030
February 21, 2019
Davis Adieno opens Mobile Data for Social Impact

Opening Remarks ‘Mobile Data for Social Impact’ Regional Forum

February 20, 2019
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Government of Kenya and private sector to collaborate on mobile phone data protection & privacy framework
February 06, 2019

Bridging the Gender Data Gap: Data2X's Latest Efforts
September 21, 2018
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How the agriculture sector is leading the way for investment in data
July 12, 2018
Photo by Mathias Apitz (München)

Using Data to Address Climate Challenges: Five Takeaways From Sierra Leone and Tanzania
June 19, 2018
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The Africa Regional Data Cube: Harnessing Satellites for SDG Progress
May 17, 2018
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Satellite will improve our future
9:00 am May 09 - 5:00 pm May 11, 2018
NASA

Africa Regional Data Cube Workshop and Launch
April 10, 2018
T4D project PI Dan Levy, Jessica Creighton (T4D), and Wayan Suriastini (SurveyMETER) piloting in Indonesia.

Identifying Survey Respondents: Testing Alternatives to a Census
March 20, 2018
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New satellite technology tool transforms ability to manage food security in five African countries
March 21, 2018
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Brokering a Solution to Address Country-Level Challenges: The Africa Regional Data Cube
9:00 am March 21 - 1:00 pm March 23, 2018
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Data for Development Festival

21-23 March 2018, Bristol, United Kingdom
June 29, 2017
AM at Data for Development in Africa

African Governments Lead the Way on Data Revolution
June 29, 2017

Les Pays D’afrique Mènent La Révolution Des Données
June 25, 2017

People are the Heart of the Data Revolution
January 30, 2017

Recap of the UN World Data Forum: Using OpenStreetMap for the Sustainable Development Goals

Rebecca Firth recapitulates her experience at the first United Nations World Data Forum and shares the work the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team is doing with its partners towards achieving the SDGs.
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Resources

Data collection in India

Three Years of the Inclusive Data Charter

Intercambio de experiencias entre América Latina y el Caribe y África sobre registros administrativos

Latin America and the Caribbean-Africa Peer Exchange on Administrative Data

A Study of Africa Regional Data Cube Governance Frameworks and Operationalization
Case study

Preserving Lake Sulunga with Satellite Data Technology

ARDC Lessons Learned One Year Post-Launch
Tanzania Seaweed Farm
Case study

Agriculture Data Shaping Policy and Changing Lives in Kenya & Tanzania

Mobile Data for Social Impact: Summary Report
Aerial view of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Moiz Husein/Shutterstock

Tanzania Data Roadmap for Sustainable Development: Lessons from 2016–2018
Case study

Climate Change Open Data for Sustainable Development: Case Studies From Tanzania and Sierra Leone

Data Roadmaps for Sustainable Development: Assessment and Lessons Learned

Implementing Agenda 2030: Unpacking the Data Revolution at Country Level

Tanzania Socioeconomic Database and Dashboard

Results Data Initiative: Tanzania Country Report
  

Partners

African Development Bank Logo
Multilateral organization
The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.
CARE International Logo
Non-governmental organization
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development organisations.
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Multilateral organization
Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN's five regional commissions, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member states, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
Twaweza ni sisi Logo
Non-governmental organization
Twaweza works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in East Africa.
Tanzania Development Trust Logo
Non-governmental organization
We have been supporting grassroots projects in Tanzania and crowdmapping rural Tanzania in OpenStreetMap.
Commonwealth Secretariat Logo
Multilateral organization
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organization that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth's aims of development, democracy, and peace.
IPA - Innovations for Poverty Action
Academia/research
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.
Together for Girls Logo - Ending Violence Against Children
Non-governmental organization
Together for Girls is a partnership between national governments, UN agencies, and private sector organizations working to break cycles of violence, with special attention to sexual violence against girls.
Millennium Challenge Corporation - United States of America
Government
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is an independent U.S. Government agency working to reduce global poverty through economic growth. Created in 2004, MCC provides time-limited grants and assistance to poor countries that meet rigorous standards for good governance, from fighting corruption to respecting democratic rights.
African Wildlife Foundation Logo
Non-governmental organization
The African Wildlife Foundation works to ensure the wildlife and wildlands of Africa will endure forever.
afrimapr Logo
Academia/research
afrimapr supports analysts in Africa with open-source R approaches for mapping and visualizing data.
Southern Voice Logo
Academia/research
Southern Voice is a network of 59 think tanks from the Global South that come together to inform the global dialogue on the SDGs.
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) - Tanzania - Statistics for Development
Government
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is an autonomous, public institution mandated to coordinate the production and dissemination of official statistics in Tanzania.
People's Action for Learning Network - PAL Network Logo
Non-governmental organization

Recently, PAL Network members designed and implemented the International Common Assessment of Numeracy (ICAN) across 13 countries using a common tool. ICAN is an open-source, robust and easy-to-use assessment tool, available in 11 languages, that offers international comparability of results aligned to SDG 4.1.1 (a).

The study aimed to demonstrate proof of concept in two ways:

Health Data Collaborative Logo - Data for Health and Sustainable Development
Non-governmental organization
The Health Data Collaborative is a joint effort by multiple global health partners to work alongside countries to improve the availability, quality and use of data for local decision-making and tracking progress toward the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Natural Resource Governance Institute Logo
Non-governmental organization
The Natural Resource Governance Institute helps people to realize the benefits of their countries’ endowments of oil, gas and minerals.
IDEAS For Us Logo
Non-governmental organization
IDEAS For Us develops, funds, and scales solutions that solve the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Samuel Hall Logo
Non-governmental organization
Samuel Hall is a social enterprise that conducts research, evaluates programs, and designs policies in contexts of migration and displacement.
OCGS
National statistical office
The Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) Zanzibar coordinates the production of official statistics, provides high quality statistical data and information and promotes their use in planning, decision-making, administration, governance, monitoring and evaluation.
AIMS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences NEXT EINSTEIN INITIATIVE Logo
Academia/research
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a pan-African network of centers of excellence for post-graduate training, research, and public engagement in mathematical sciences.
Africa Philanthropic Foundation Logo
Non-governmental organization
Africa Philanthropic Foundation is a Pan-African civil society organization seeking to re-defining the culture of giving in Africa in relation to sustainable development.
UK Aid from the British people
Government
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty, building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for all of us which is firmly in the UK’s national interest.
HelpAge International Logo
Non-governmental organization
HelpAge International is a global network of organizations promoting the rights of all older people to lead dignified, healthy and secure lives.
Restless Development Logo
Non-governmental organization
Young people have powerful voices. We are here to make sure their voices are heard.
BIID - Leading Through Innovation
Private sector
Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development is an inclusive business initiative engaged in developing ICT-enabled products and services to support private and public initiatives targeted to the poorest.
Sightsavers Logo
Non-governmental organization
Sightsavers is an international organization working with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
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