Hivos, under the PROTECT program, commissioned a study with the broad objective of unearthing the barriers and enablers to accessing Covid-19 Government Open Access data.
The study specifically aimed to ascertain the availability of Government Open Data on Covid-19 on various platforms such as the availability of data as a whole; reasonable reproduction cost, and the possibility of downloading over the internet.
This paper presents the findings of the study, the methodology used and the recommendations that should be considered in order to achieve effective citizen’s access to quality data.
