Business Chief USA March 2019
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SUSTAINABILITY<br />
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helping to achieve the Sustainable<br />
Development Goals proposed by the<br />
United Nations. Open Data can help<br />
foster economic growth and job<br />
creation, improve efficiency and<br />
effectiveness of public services by<br />
allowing the cross fertilization and<br />
synergy of different industries, sectors<br />
and governments leading to new<br />
practices, new equipment and new<br />
technologies that in turn, lead to better<br />
yields and the stimulation of private<br />
and public economies. This will in turn,<br />
improve government transparency,<br />
citizen participation and accountability<br />
through the sharing of data across<br />
communities and borders.<br />
However, there is still a long way to<br />
go before Open Data access is globally<br />
accepted and utilised. This drive and<br />
determination for it to be a success<br />
needs to be welcomed by respective<br />
governments and organisations across<br />
the globe and pushed to the top of the<br />
agenda. With the correct approach<br />
and implementation methods in place,<br />
Open Data can have a high economic<br />
and social return on investment for<br />
countries all over the globe and in all<br />
stages of development. Areas in Africa,<br />
MARCH <strong>2019</strong>
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