The Business Case For Data Systems
Day 2 – Opening Session
Speakers
Beverley Hatcher-Mbu
Director of Policy,
Development Gateway: An IREX Venture
Session Replay
https://youtu.be/o2ZVrym_bH8
Session Overview
Day 2 started where Day 1 left off by urging participants to move from a project mindset to systems building through strategic data sharing. The example of a 7 year project to support Nigerian input suppliers was provided where initial skepticism was overcome through:
• Building relationships through development of a shared vision
• Building in incentives where added value to each participant was clear
• Providing technology to enable participants to easily share data
• Guaranteeing confidentiality through NonDisclosure Agreements and transparent data usage protocols
The result was a sustainable data sharing platform which the private sector co-invested $100,000 to maintain.
” Many implementers and even
private sector actors are hesitant
to share data with each other, and
especially with government, because we fear what it might reveal.”Beverley Hatcher-Mbu
“Sharing data doesn’t mean losing competitive advantage. It means creating the conditions for smarter investment, better targeting, and new partnerships.”
Beverley Hatcher-Mbu
Resources
All Sessions
Day 1
- D1OS – National BDS Accreditation Frameworks
- D1T1 – Government Led BDS Quality Assurance
- D1T2 – Beyond Regulation Sustainable BDSP Associations
- D1T3 – Local Market BDS Development
- D1T4 – Developing Service Coalitions
Day 2
- D2OS – The Business Case For Data Systems
- D2T1 – Segmenting and Tailoring BDS for the SME market
- D2T2 – Scaling Agri-BDS in the Ethiopian Barley Value Chain
- D2T3 – Digital/Blended service delivery – is it delivering more for less?
- D2T4 – Gender business transformation models
- D2CS – Future Learning & Toolbox