Global Funds Research
Download Research on Global Funds for Development Data <– swipe table to scroll –> Click here for the evaluations of nine global funds. See blog for analysis.
Open Data Watch is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that works at the intersection of open data and official statistics. It monitors the accessibility and comprehensiveness of official data in over 180 countries and provides practical information and assistance in implementing open data policies and systems. The Open Data Watch team has unparalleled experience in development data and is committed to making open data a global reality in support of Sustainable Development Goals.
Lessons Learned for Financing a Global Pact for Development Data
The UN’s Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data (CTGAP) calls for urgent action on a global pact to modernize and strengthen national statistical systems in lower-income countries where, despite being under-resourced and under-staffed, they face increasing demands from data users and increasing needs to measure SDGs.
Understanding the Value & Impact of Data
Why do investments in data remain low, despite the often cited need for high-quality data to guide policies and promote evidence-based decision making for sustainable development?
Open Data Inventory 2017 Methodology Report
ODIN helps identify critical gaps, promote open data policies, improve data access, and encourage dialogue between National Statisttical Offices and data users.
Open Data Inventory 2017 Annual Report
The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) measures the coverage and openness of official statistics published on national statistical offices’ websites.
Survey Launched to Understand Use of Official Statistics
To better understand the barriers to use of data produced by national statistical offices, AidData and Open Data Watch have launched a short survey of officials in NSOs and select line ministries in 140 low- and middle-income countries…
January-March, 2018
The new year of 2018 began with the UNSD meeting on national reporting platforms, which had a strong element of open data. Towards the end of the quarter, Open Data Watch updated the Open Data Inventory (ODIN)…
Short-Term Research Positions
OPEN DATA WATCH HAS Job Openings: Short-term Researchers (full-time and part-time positions) Open Data Watch (ODW) is a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit organization promoting open data and the improvement…
The Data Value Chain: Executive Summary
The data value chain describes the process of data creation and use from first identifying a need for data to its final use and impact. It has four major stages: collection, publication, uptake, and impact.
ODIN 2017 Released
The latest update of the Open Data Inventory — the globally-recognized assessment of the coverage and openness of official data from national statistical offices — is now available for 180 countries…