Unlocking the supply of open government data for SDGs: A case of Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

The demand for data-for-development to support and monitor a country's progress in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a rising global need. Mechanisms to avail Open Government Data (OGD) have faced challenges because of weak or non-existent statistical systems in most developing countries. Key contributors to the weaknesses include lack of technical capacity to curate and upload national statistics through ICT tools and platforms. This paper seeks to inform on the mechanisms for unlocking OGD through an inter-institutional framework of collaboration between public and private entities. The framework involves resources from KNBS, Strathmore University-@iLabAfrica and the World Bank working in an integrated approach to enhance KNBS data dissemination and information sharing capabilities in line with article 35 of the Constitution of Kenya, Statistics Act No. 4 2006 and the new Information Act of 2016.