Our mission


 DataFirst is a research data service dedicated to giving open access to data from South Africa and other African countries. We promote high quality research by providing the essential Open Research Data infrastructure for discovering and accessing data and by developing skills among prospective users, particularly in South Africa. We undertake research on the quality and usability of national data and encourage data usage and data sharing.

 

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Foundational Learning Data for Impact: Mastering Analysis, Interpretation and Communication, June 2025 course

 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Opportunity at DataFirst

 Data Analysts posts available

 Release of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center Datasets

DataFirst presents at the Make Data Count Summit in London

Remembering Martin Wittenberg

Winners of the 2024 Francis Wilson Memorial Prize


 

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