(Fast Company) — The continent of Africa is looking to beef up its data-collecting and storing capabilities, as was announced this week at the annual conference of the The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) in Cape Town. A preview of the World Data Centre on Biodiversity and Human Health in Africa–which is set to open next year–was on preview at the meeting. Data on Africa is currently primarily dispersed in countries outside the continent, but “the new centre aims to collect all this data into a single, online, resource that could be useful for African policymakers,” SciDev.net reports.
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