Code4SA

Adi Eyal

CC Image courtesy of theogeo on Flickr

Data Rich and Information Poor Data is dying in newsroom morgues and NGOs databases.

Excel is a foreign concept to most journalists.

Opportunities to find linkages between stories are missed.

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• Nerds in the NewsroomIdentify a selection of newsrooms and data-oriented NGOs.

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• Embed data wranglers to work on focused short-term projects.

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• Explore data-based revenue models.

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• Set-up data desks within organisations.

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• Jump in, the water is warm•

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CC Image courtesy of billward on Flickr

Modelled on Code4Kenya project

Good relationships with newsrooms and media ngos.

HacksHackers, Open Data and Democracy Initiative (ODADI), Open Knowledge Foundation

• Jumpstart the revolution•

• Pilot data-desks in organisations•

• Tap the enormous value of under-used data •

• Don't sell data by the kilo – identify profitable revenue streams•

• CC Image courtesy of reway2007 on Flickr

Adi Eyal

adi@burgercom.co.za

Adi Eyal

adi@burgercom.co.za