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Transparency
Make sources and publishing decisions visible.
// AboutPlatform brief
Open data should beusable and traceable.
The Uganda Open Data Platform makes public datasets easier to discover, inspect, download, and reuse—while keeping their source and publishing path visible.
Operating principles04 values
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Collaboration
Connect institutions, researchers, and citizens through data.
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Innovation
Support new analysis, products, and public-interest tools.
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Public value
Turn accessible information into practical use.
// 01Purpose
Access is the start.Reuse is the outcome.
The platform exists to make public information easier to find and more practical for decisions, research, accountability, and innovation.
Mission/ 01
Democratise access to public data so citizens, researchers, businesses, and civil society can make informed decisions, create useful tools, and strengthen accountability.
Primary focus
Discoverability · provenance · practical reuse
Vision/ 02
A trusted public-data commons for Uganda where institutions can publish responsibly and anyone can turn accessible information into evidence, services, and insight.
Data-driven innovation
Public participation
Objectives / five practical outcomes
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Promote transparency and accountability through accessible information.
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Enable evidence-based policy, research, and service delivery.
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Support innovation and economic value through reusable datasets.
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Strengthen public participation through easier access to evidence.
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Support academic and public-interest research across Uganda.
// 02Stewardship
Clear roles.Visible accountability.
Trust comes from knowing who operates the platform, who supplied a dataset, and what happened before it was released.
Accountability chainFour roles
Role/ 01
AI Studio Uganda
Platform steward
Maintains the platform, access infrastructure, publishing workflow, and technical direction.
Role/ 02
Verified organisation
Publishing institution
Publishes under an accountable institutional identity and remains responsible for its data.
Role/ 03
Responsible person
Named contributor
Prepares each submission so a real account is attached to the dataset and its metadata.
Role/ 04
Release control
Publication review
Checks metadata, file access, and minimum requirements before a dataset becomes public.
Open by design
Public access is the default for accepted datasets.
Privacy aware
Sensitive or restricted information should not be published as open data.
Traceable release
Every public record keeps its source and review history visible.
// 03Platform in practice
A platform you can inspect.A catalogue that stays live.
These figures come from the current platform or its implemented publishing controls—not marketing estimates or unsupported awards.
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Public datasets
Accepted records currently available in the live catalogue.
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Data domains
Live subject categories used to organise public datasets.
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Release controls
Institution, contributor, and pre-publication review checks.
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Access paths
Direct file downloads and programmatic API access.
Current data domains
Open catalogueDomains load from the live catalogue
// 04Participate
Open data grows wheninstitutions and people contribute.
Publish institutional data, explore the catalogue, or build with the API. Choose the path that matches what you want to do next.