A summary of how data can be used to change lives and develop trust, equity and value on service deliver - focusing on data infrastructure policy; Tools and Techniques; Functional Autonomy of Organizations; and Data Literacy to increase demand for quality data.

1. Data for better lives
A solution for Lesotho
Author: T. Monyatsi

2. Developing data literacy
• Senior government officials training on data use for decision support on
quarterly basis
• Use of data for planning, policy and accountability
• Creating demand for data
• Recruiting strong political champions
• Creating incentives to recognize and reward data practice culture
• Data safeguards for personal and non-personal data

3. Functional Autonomy
• Establish and strengthen support structures/organizations to focus on
specific areas of data management (governance, policy, statistics, security, etc)
• Improve coordination of functions through openness, access, participation,
and adoption of compatible standardized data services(data pools, data clubs,
data cooperatives and data trusts)

4. Data Infrastructure Policy
• Development of a reliable national data infrastructure to close the usage and
consumption gaps of data (Internet Exchange Point; colocation data centers;
cloud on ramps; cloud platforms)
• Data policies, laws and regulations for safeguard review on personal and
non-personal data to enable trust
• Finances and intellectual capital
• Ensuring equitable access for the poor people and countries

5. Benefits of public and private intend data
• Improved service delivery
• Prioritization of scarce resources
• Provide 3G coverage – data usage and consumption

6. Tools and techniques
• A maturity model
• Statistical development strategy
• Data strategy
• Integrated National Data Systems (INDS)
• National Statistical System (NSS)
• Statistical Performance Indicator (SPI)

7. Data for Better Lives