Angela Okune

AO. "Famous with nothing"

AO: This excerpt from the discussion describes the surprise that two of the Kibera residents felt when they found their names mentioned in research reports. One person mentions that his name is in...Read more

How is being anonymized or named in research described? Moralized?

Transcript: 191029_001 Being Researched in Kibera

Thematic Analysis: Qual Open Data

AO. wide range of stakeholders

AO: consultant researchers; students; curious people; data centers; market research companies; academic departments and administrators; NACOSTI; KEBS; KNLS; KNBS; CUE; KNA; KNM; other...Read more

MESO: What groups, networks and publics are implicated in qualitative data infrastructure, work, governance and capacity in this setting? What data and visualizations of these groups and networks are available?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

Notes from African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference at USIU (Day 2 Plenary)

October 25, 2019

African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference at USIU

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Day 2 Opening Plenary

Walter Mboya (Mkuki na Nyota)

What is the

AOk. mixed race marriages still notable.

This encounter illustrates how, despite the diverse racial make-up of Nairobi residents, mixed race marriages (Black-White) are still met with surprise. I am constantly surprised that it is...Read more

NANO: What cultural frames and dispositions enable or deflect qualitative data work and capacity in this setting?

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

AOk. Google chose Nairobi for its African regional base because the Kenyan government embraced the Internet

This excerpt from the TIMES article repasted below explains that Nairobi was seen as attractive for American technology company, Google, to set up a regional office because of government support...Read more

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?

Perry, A. (2011, June 30). Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa. Time.

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

AOk. Implementing structure vs organic "free for all" forms of collaboration

In the transcribed excerpt below, Wambui questions the thinking behind the loose structure of making decisions in the group. Is this an attempt towards a democratic research...Read more

What questions, problems and specific examples are identified in this collaborative call and how are they characterized?

Reading a Collaborative Formation

AO. Private and semi-private sharing channels

AO: Much of it is through private or semi-private channels - emails; whatsapps; facebook. Often companies don’t have the capacity to explicitly develop internal org policy for example...Read more

INFO: What qualitative data and communication infrastructure is in place in this setting and how is it configured, accessible and usable?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

AOk. Boss position reserved for those who originate where the money comes from.

This brief jotting of an encounter with a Kenyan employee at Org 2 reveals cynicism about why Kenyans don't end up having the highest "boss" jobs in the country... because they are indebted...Read more

NANO: What cultural frames and dispositions enable or deflect qualitative data work and capacity in this setting?

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

"We may be addressing African local issues, but we still have to be seen to be competing internationally."

Ruth Oniang'o describes why she started the Nairobi-based journal AJFAND and the funding challenge which the journal continues to face even after nearly 20 years of being operational.

How is the research and/or publishing environment characterized?

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

Database as Book Question Set Querying "Open Access" (in/from Africa)

AO. decolonization.

AO: decolonization emerged several times - “decolonize our writing” (to make them accessible to broader publics); questioning the benefits of research and how to make research more...Read more

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?

MACRO: What laws and economic drivers produce (or undercut) qualitative data infrastructure, access, work and capacity in this setting?

Perry, A. (2011, June 30). Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa. Time.

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

AO. "Famous with nothing"

How is being anonymized or named in research described? Moralized?

Transcript: 191029_001 Being Researched in Kibera

AO. wide range of stakeholders

MESO: What groups, networks and publics are implicated in qualitative data infrastructure, work, governance and capacity in this setting? What data and visualizations of these groups and networks are available?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

Notes from African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference at USIU (Day 2 Plenary)

AOk. mixed race marriages still notable.

NANO: What cultural frames and dispositions enable or deflect qualitative data work and capacity in this setting?

AOk. Google chose Nairobi for its African regional base because the Kenyan government embraced the Internet

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?

Perry, A. (2011, June 30). Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa. Time.

AOk. Implementing structure vs organic "free for all" forms of collaboration

What questions, problems and specific examples are identified in this collaborative call and how are they characterized?

AO. Private and semi-private sharing channels

INFO: What qualitative data and communication infrastructure is in place in this setting and how is it configured, accessible and usable?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

AOk. Boss position reserved for those who originate where the money comes from.

NANO: What cultural frames and dispositions enable or deflect qualitative data work and capacity in this setting?

"We may be addressing African local issues, but we still have to be seen to be competing internationally."

How is the research and/or publishing environment characterized?

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

AO. decolonization.

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

Okune 2019 Fieldwork: Consent Forms

AOk. Liberalized telecoms and fiber networks

MACRO: What laws and economic drivers produce (or undercut) qualitative data infrastructure, access, work and capacity in this setting?

Perry, A. (2011, June 30). Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa. Time.

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