A Case for Data: Road System of Zimbabwe

Abstract

Zimbabwe has crumbling infrastructure which needs to be repaired or replaced. Road systems in particular, there is a need to know the current state. To know the current state requires collecting data on the system. The data collected should be all data pertaining to the system and the data should be publicly available in a machine-readable form. Collection of all data pertaining to the system allows for the current state of the system to be known. The publicly available data on the road system is not sufficient enough to know the current state of the road system. The data available is not of the current road system. Up to date data can allow for policy makers to know the current state of the system and allocate resources accordingly.