DOIAbstract
Civil society and governments around the world have recognized the potential develop-mental benefits that data released in open format could bring to the Global South. This open data, released in digital format, publicly available for anyone to use— promise to contribute to global development goals, such as economic growth, job creation, social and economic inclusion, and access to public services such as healthcare. This chapter draws from empircial evidence in health and the knowledge commons framework to understand the connection between making the data available, sharing it, and fostering the actual uptake of open data to solve developmental problems
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