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Here is how to go about empirically testing data from social (media) networks using probabilistic distributions
CcHUB, as a leading social innovation hub in Africa, acquired the ability to gather and find meaning in data from social networks such as Facebook, and Twitter. This enabled us to deploy platforms that use social network analysis techniques to determine connectedness and social ties between individuals and communities. These connections provide insights that can …
SCI Trade Opportunity Index: Using Data, Technology, and Innovation to drive adoption of #AfCFTA
On May, 26, 2021, the research and development unit of Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Design Lab launched a platform that provides unique and easy trading opportunities amongst African countries under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). SCI Trade Opportunity Index is a novel and innovative tool that measures what potential trade opportunities exist between countries, …
How is COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Africa Progressing? Here are the numbers
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), everyone worldwide who could benefit from a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine should have access to it as quickly as possible, starting with those at highest risk of serious disease or death. Through the COVAX program, two billion doses are expected to be delivered in 190 countries in …
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Can Social Connectedness Analysis be used for Infectious Diseases Management?
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is showing close relationships between urbanization and new or re-emerging infectious diseases. Urban areas in countries across the globe have reported more COVID-19 cases than rural areas. In the two-month period between 2021 January and the end of February, rural areas in some of African countries are seeing a rise in …
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Assessing Public Opinions about Trading under @AfCFTA
Unlike past years, Africa now has many partners to support the continent’s prosperity. Events and activities in 2018-2019 yielded the largest free-trade area in the world in terms of the number of participating countries, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This came with the promise to ease the process of trading raw materials from …
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CcHUB Data Stories Gallery – 2020
This infographic of CcHUB Design Lab’s 2020 data stories gallery packs an enormous amount of insights about the year 2020. Click on the yellow animated tags in the gallery below to read more.
How Financially Prepared was the Eastern African Region for COVID-19? An Analysis of the Disbursement and Management of COVID-19 Funds
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged a lot of countries this year and has subsequently caused adverse impacts on the global economy. Governments around the world along with different institutions have been implementing various fiscal measures to mitigate the adverse effects and provide relief for households and different businesses. In this article, we highlight the measures …
How has COVID-19 progressed through Africa?
According to the CDC, from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world have been working to identify the source of the outbreak. They have been studying the disease and develop guidance to slow the spread while monitoring and tracking its progress. These investigations are guiding government health officials to make informed decisions. …
Tweets Reach of an Online COVID-19 Restriction Measures Campaigns. Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda.
A pandemic is controlled by various measures, including Vaccination (which operates by reducing the number of susceptible individuals in the population), and combination of measures operate to reduce the number of infected individuals freely mixing in the population (such as Quarantining, lockdown, and curfew) (World Health Organization 2018). During the COVID-19 pandemic, in absence of …
