Public-Private Partnerships and Data Exchange: Experience ......1 Nick van de Giesen ([email protected]) Frank Annor, John Selker, Rebecca Hochreutener Public-Private Partnerships

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Nick van de Giesen([email protected])

Frank Annor, John Selker, Rebecca Hochreutener

Public-Private Partnerships and Data Exchange: Experience from the

Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO)

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60% world’s uncultivated arable land!

Introduction

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Introduction

WMO Stations

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TechnologyPrinciples

• Robust

• No moving parts

• No cavities

• Affordable

Picture: Jens Liebe

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TechnologyPrinciples

• Robust

• No moving parts

• No cavities

• Affordable

Picture: Jens Liebe

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TechnologyPrinciples

• Robust

• No moving parts

• No cavities

• Affordable

Picture: Jens Liebe

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TechnologyPrinciples

• Robust

• No moving parts

• No cavities

• Affordable

Picture: Jens Liebe

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TechnologyPresent model

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CountriesPilots at scale

• Ghana

• Kenya

• Uganda

Continent

• 600+ stations

• 22 countries

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Countries

• Associate with schools

• Develop environmental education package

• Teach children about their environment

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CountriesMoU

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DataExperience

• Fragmented data bases

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DataExperience

• Fragmented data bases

• Parallel processing lines, QA/QC

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DataExperience

• Fragmented data bases

• Parallel processing lines, QA/QC

• Server ownership => cloud!

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DataExperience

• Fragmented data bases

• Parallel processing lines, QA/QC

• Server ownership => cloud!

• IT far from trivial / underserved

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Public-Private PartnersExperience

• Nobody wants to pay for data

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Public-Private PartnersExperience

• Nobody wants to pay for data

• People are eager to pay for services

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Public-Private PartnersExperience

• Nobody wants to pay for data

• People are eager to pay for services

• NMHS deliver locally relevant services

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Public-Private PartnersExperience

• Nobody wants to pay for data

• People are eager to pay for services

• NMHS can deliver locally relevant services

• Value chains are long

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Take home:• Ground data collection is possible

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Take home:• Ground data collection is possible• IT overlooked bottleneck

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Take home:• Ground data collection is possible• IT overlooked bottleneck• Integrated value chains needed

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Take home:• Ground data collection is possible• IT overlooked bottleneck• Integrated value chains needed• Long-term engagement

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Thank you!

WWW.TAHMO.ORG

[email protected]@tahmo.org

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