Business News of Friday, 10 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.com20 MDA’s benefit from pilot phase of data processing, data managementEric Akumiah, Director of Operations at NITAThe National Information Technology Agency (NITA) says it has trained some 20 Municipal District Assemblies (MDA’s) in a pilot phase on data processing, data publication, data management and legal framework for acquiring data. “We recently did a pilot phase where we have trained 20 MDA’s on data publication, data management and the legal framework of how to get data to work for you. He added that essentially, NITA is leading the format and standards in terms of opening up data and how all the different MDA’s will use data. He disclosed that there is currently a Government Analytics Strategy pending a cabinet approval which will allow big data acquired, to be used for evidence-based decision making as well as open data for all. The network, will require considerable infrastructure, which will be established in collaboration with the local government institutions and other strategic and relevant government agencies.

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2020 13:18 UTC