CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 4 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Why are data and data ecosystems important? 1.2 What is this report’s approach? 5 5 8 CHAPTER 2. MYANMAR’S LOCAL DATA ECOSYSTEM 2.1 How is the data ecosystem governed at the local level? 2.2 What data is collected at the local level, and how is it collected? 2.3 How is data stored at the local level? 2.4 How is data analyzed and used at the local level? 9 9 11 15 16 CHAPTER 3. TOWARDS A DIGITAL LOCAL DATA ECOSYSTEM 19 ANNEXES 32 ENDNOTES REFERENCES 36 37 3.1 Guiding principles for developing a digital local data ecosystem 3.2 Considerations for digital data governance 3.3 Considerations for digital data collection 3.4 Considerations for digital data storage 3.5 Considerations for digital data analysis and use 19 22 23 26 27