A matter of trust : : building integrity into data, statistics and records to support sustainable development /

A matter of trust : : building integrity into data, statistics and records to support sustainable development / / edited by Anne Thurston.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals initiative has the potential to set the direction for a future world that works for everyone. Approved by 193 United Nations member countries in September 2016 to help guide global and national development policies in the period to 2030, the 17 goals...

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Thurston, Anne,
Place / Publishing House:London : : University of London Press,, 2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 248 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Records as evidence for measuring sustainable development in Africa
  • Anne Thurston
  • 2. The state of data and statistics in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Paul Komba and Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala
  • 3. Data, information and records: exploring definitions and relationships
  • Geoffrey Yeo interviewed by James Lowry
  • 4. The potential - constructive and destructive - of information technology for records management: case studies from India
  • James Manor
  • 5. Statistical accuracy and reliable records: a case study of mortality statistics in The Gambia
  • Andrew Griffin
  • 6. Mainstreaming records and data management in sustainable development: lessons from the public and private sectors in Kenya
  • Justus Wamukoya and Cleophas Ambira
  • 7. Open data and records management - activating public engagement to improve information: case studies from Sierra Leone and Cambodia
  • Katherine Townsend, Tamba Lamin, Amadu Massally and Pyrou Chung
  • 8. Assuring authenticity in public sector data: a case study of the Kenya Open Data Initiative
  • James Lowry
  • 9. Preserving the digital evidence base for measuring the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Adrian Brown
  • 10. Preserving and using digitally encoded information as a foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
  • David Giaretta
  • 11. Transparency in the 21st century: the role of records in achieving public access to information, protecting fundamental freedoms and monitoring sustainable development
  • Victoria Lemieux
  • 12. Information management for international development: roles, responsibilities and competencies
  • Elizabeth Shepherd and Julie McLeod
  • 13. The quality of data, statistics and records used to measure progress towards achieving the SDGs: a fictional situation analysis
  • John McDonald.

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