ODW Contributes to Three Reports on the Data Revolution
Three flagship reports on the Data Revolution have been released in the last two months — by SDNS, CSIS, and OECD — and Open Data Watch has had the privilege to be involved in each…
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.
OECD Outlines Six Data Actions for Sustainable Development
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals hinges on harnessing evidence, technology, and data science. A new Development Co-operation Report 2017 from OECD provides a holistic view of data-driven development and identifies concrete actions to advance the job of improving the quality of data and statistics.
Amy Heyman
Amy Heyman Programme Offier, FAO Strategic Programme on Sustainable Agriculture, (SP2); Rome, Italy Amy Heyman is an Economist/Statistician at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. She…
Jean-Marc Faurès
Jean-Marc Faurès Senior Officer, FAO Strategic Programme on Sustainable Agriculture (SP2), Rome, Italy Jean-Marc Faurès is a senior agronomist and water resources management specialist. He has more than 30 years…
Making Progress towards Sustainable Agriculture
Food and agriculture are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda, spanning all 17 goals and reflected in 53 indicators, but what are the key elements to measure and across what dimensions? Must data be collected at the farm level?
July-September, 2017
In addition to numerous data-specific events taking place at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum and the United Nations General Assembly, this quarter has seen the publication of several flagship…
New Funding for Collaborative Data Innovations
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data announces new round of funding, in cooperation with the World Bank, for ‘Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development.’ Deadline is 1 September…
April-June, 2017
The momentum of the data revolution moves into the second quarter of 2017 with no signs of slowing down. The data for development community has seen the publication of the…
Ready to Measure: Phase Two Ambitions
Realizing the ambitious promises made by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – including Goal 5 on gender equality – will require a serious commitment to the collection and use of more and better gender data. Through the new “Ready to Measure: Phase II” report and gender data query tool, we aim to contribute to this.