Jacopo Ottaviani, Autor bei Urbanet

About Jacopo Ottaviani

Jacopo Ottaviani is an award-winning computer scientist and data expert who manages Code for Africa’s (CfA) Data and Academy portfolio, as Chief Data Officer (CDO). His work was featured on international media, such as Al Jazeera, El Pais, Der Spiegel and Devex.

Mapping Makoko: A Community Stating its Right to Exist

Mapping Makoko: A Community Stating its Right to Exist

By Jacopo Ottaviani|2024-01-04T14:05:57+01:00September 24th 2020|Gender and Inequalities, Housing and Construction|

Makoko, one of Lagos' largest slums, used to be a blank spot on the map for most of its history. This has been changing with a community-based digital mapping project that enables the residents to articulate their rights.