Okoro Victor I.

Data, People, Policies & Public Innovation.

Examining the evolving artefactual culture around data in low-resource heterogeneous contexts.

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    In the rapidly evolving landscape of the digital age, data has emerged as a vital asset for organizations across industries. In fact, data in a way answers the "to be or not to be" question for organizations today. Moving from raw data to information, businesses transform data into a valuable resource -- a way for them to truly know their customers. However, as organizations embark on this journey of data, extraction, exploration, management and governance, the real question for customer is whether they know these organizations well enough. Therefore, this journey becomes a two-way or dare I say multi-way street where an eclectic group of stakeholders hold each other responsible and accountable for their actions. What is needed then, are consistent, incremental and rigorous steps towards employing better data tools, enhancing metadata management practices, embracing cloud technologies, and fostering a data-driven culture that not only builds trust in the interim but sustains well into the future of the ever-evolving landscape of data acquisition and data sharing.
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    Nigeria is home to by far the highest number of startups in Africa, and over the past few years, these startups have received a large amount of venture funding — over $1 billion in 2022 by one estimate. These startups are looking to hire a local workforce, but a stark difference exists between the skills employers look for and the skills Nigerian applicants have when they graduate from universities.
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    In pursuit of a comprehensive understanding of the localized distribution of affordable housing, our research focuses on the county of San Francisco. This study undertakes an exploration of various neighborhood-level characteristics that conceivably influence the spatial arrangement of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and subsidized housing within San Francisco County.