Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
2021 Artificial intelligence approach for analyzing anaemia prevalence in children and adolescents in Brics countries: a review
Anemia prevalence, especially among children and adolescents, is a serious public health burden in the BRICS countries. This article gives a...
2020 Artificial intelligence has a gender-bias problem - just ask Siri
All the virtual personal assistants on the market today come with a default female voice and are programmed to respond to all kinds of sugge...
2020 AI, biometrics and securitisation in migration management: policy options for South Africa
The use of AI and data for the management of migration has become increasingly intrusive through the harvesting of biometric data, both in S...
Download this report2020 Introducing the series: can AI and data support a more inclusive and equitable South Africa?
Data-driven technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), are becoming more widely used in all domains of South African society. Fro...
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