A framework for strengthening data ecosystems to serve humanitarian purposes

Autor: Haak, Elise, Ubacht, J., Van den Homberg, Marc, Cunningham, S., van de Walle, B.A., Zuiderwijk-van Eijk, Anneke, Hinnant, Charles C.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
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Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research: Governance in the Data Age, dgo2018
Popis: The incidence of natural disasters worldwide is increasing. As a result, a growing number of people is in need of humanitarian support, for which limited resources are available. This requires an effective and efficient prioritization of the most vulnerable people in the preparedness phase, and the most affected people in the response phase of humanitarian action. Data-driven models havethe potential to support this prioritization process. However, the applications of these models in a country requires a certain level of data preparedness. To achieve this level of data preparedness on a large scale we need to know how to facilitate, stimulate and coordinate data-sharing between humanitarian actors. We use a data ecosystem perspective to develop success criteria for establishing a “humanitarian data ecosystem”. We first present the development of a general framework with data ecosystem governance success criteria based on a systematic literature review. Subsequently, the applicability of this framework in the humanitarian sector is assessed through a case study on the “Community Risk Assessment and Prioritization toolbox” developed by the Netherlands Red Cross. The empirical evidence led to the adaption the framework to the specific criteria that need to be addressed when aiming to establish a successful humanitarian data ecosystem.
Databáze: OpenAIRE