Tracing the evolution of the global gender data ecosystem, this Reflection Report looks back on more than a decade of Data2X’s work and contributions to advancing more inclusive data for effective policymaking as Data2X enters its next chapter with ODW.
In mid-May, the ODIN 2026/27 assessments of the coverage and openness of official statistics will begin. Covering 197 countries, this year’s round includes several important updates.
In mid-May, the ODIN 2026/27 assessments of the coverage and openness of official statistics will begin. Covering 197 countries, this year’s round includes several important updates.
Two major global conferences, the UN Statistical Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women, underscore that data systems are under strain, but propose ways to rethink how they can be strengthened, financed and used effectively.
The 57th UN Statistical Commission (3-6 March) gathers chief statisticians from countries, international organizations, and civil society to share experience and to discuss standards, methods, and goals for international statistics. Open Data Watch will co-host events on citizen data, the data systems crisis, and time use data.
The Nairobi Action Plan (NAP) for Time Use Data and Public Policy comes at a pivotal moment in global efforts to make Time Use (TU) data central to economic policy and decision-making.
The Nairobi Action Plan (NAP) for Time Use Data and Public Policy comes at a pivotal moment in global efforts to make Time Use (TU) data central to economic policy and decision-making.
Drawing on findings from ODIN, the Open Data Insights Series explores key topics in greater depth. This brief examines the fragile foundations of global health data systems that were under strain even before the abrupt financial reductions in early 2025.
For the development data community, 2025 was a defining year, marked by disruption and reinvention, major funding cuts, political shifts, and unprecedented strains on data systems just when demand for data reached all-time highs.
For the development data community, 2025 was a defining year, marked by disruption and reinvention, major funding cuts, political shifts, and unprecedented strains on data systems just when demand for data reached all-time highs.