Dataphyte Explained

Dataphyte
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Dataphyte is a media, research, and data analytics organisation operating as an access to information for development program and as an end-to-end data-as-a-service platform offering data services.[1] [2] Dataphyte uses data science and artificial intelligence tools to gather, curate, store and offer data on diverse subjects including government policy, economy, market trends, health, education, security, election, climate and in extractive industry.[3] Dataphyte transforms generated data into machine-readable formats, generates interactive visualisations, analyse and publish insights into the data making it an open data source for journalists, civil society organisations[4] and researchers.[5] [6]

History

Dataphyte was founded in 2019 by Joshua Olufemi, a Nigerian media and civic technology innovator. Dataphyte's work has been funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, National Endowment for Democracy,  the Media Development Investment Fund, and the BigLocal news Project at Stanford University.[7] [8] [9]

References

  1. Web site: How media startup Dataphyte is making data accessible to journalists in Nigeria Jamlab . 2022-04-13 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-04 . Statista partners Dataphyte to offer global access to Nigerian datasets . 2022-04-13 . TheCable . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2020-05-30 . ₦173 Billion Payments Without Description Defeats Nigeria's Open Government Initiative . 2022-04-13 . TDNmagazine . en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-30 . Kaduna train attack: Pyrates says insecurity pushing Nigeria to the brink . 2022-04-13 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Dataphyte: Deploying data tools and technology for socio-economic development in Nigeria – CTIN . 2022-04-13 . en-ZA.
  6. Web site: ICFJ . Journalists in ICFJ Network Honored for Pandemic Coverage in Five Languages . 2022-04-13 . International Center for Journalists . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-12-02 . Nigerian media startup, Dataphyte, raises $100,000 in seed investment . 2022-04-13 . en-GB.
  8. Web site: Nigerian startup Dataphyte focuses on data-driven storytelling . 2022-04-13 . Réseau international des journalistes . fr.
  9. Web site: Otoibhi . Blessing . 2022-03-15 . Dataphyte offers 2022 media fellowship . 2022-04-13 . International Centre for Investigative Reporting . en-GB.

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