"Explicitly collected data – the data is collected in the open, with notice, and on purpose.
Small Data can be analyzed by interested laymen. Small Data doesn’t depend on technology-assisted
analysis, but can engage it as appropriate." (R. Bhargava)."

Source: Data-Pop Alliance (2015). Beyond Data Literacy: Reinventing Community Engagement and Empowerment in the Age of Data.” Data-Pop Alliance White Paper Series. Data-Pop Alliance (Harvard Humanitarian
Initiative, MIT Media Lab and Overseas Development Institute) and Internews. September 2015.

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