Generic Approach to Modeling a Virtual Observatory Integrating Spatio-Temporal and Toponymic Data Dedicated to Health Governance Application to the Gabonese Context

The need for ubiquitous information and knowledge is currently described as an issue by African Governments. To this end, the Gabonese government has decided to set up a program called E-health. Admittedly, experiences and strategies in terms of data infrastructures and open data platforms exist; but the fact remains that their contents are still little known and sometimes unsuitable for exploitation within the framework of the country’s development policies. With this article, we are proposing a generic methodological approach that allows the construction of a virtual observatory dedicated to piloting health data. The concept of an observatory is particularly declined through the functionalities it offers. Our approach involves the definition of a global architecture integrating the Gabonese specificities. Such a virtual observatory would facilitate decision-making by public authorities, development partners and researchers, in the context of the implementation of Gabon’s development policies and e-government.