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…
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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.
Ready to Measure – Phase2 – SDG Gender Indicators – Draft for Discussion
Achieving gender equality – and monitoring its progress – will require a significant improvement in the availability of data disaggregated by sex, age, and other important attributes. Currently, 23 percent of the 232 indicators across…
Part-Time Summer Research Position
OPEN DATA WATCH IS OFFERING* A Short-Term Research Position UPDATE: Positions filled. Applications are no longer being accepted. OVERVIEW Open Data Watch (ODW) is a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit organization promoting…
What it takes to build a strong partnership on statistics
Paris in spring, the backdrop for this year’s PARIS21 Board Meeting, offers a fitting time for this long-time “observer” to reflect on what has changed in the 17 years since PARIS21…
January-March, 2017
The first quarter of 2017 has been marked by advancements for open data through the U.N. World Data Forum, the Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data, and the…
D4CA Launches Climate Data Challenge
Data for Climate Action (D4CA) launches a Challenge that connects data experts with high-profile companies like Waze, Neilsen and Orange as part of an initiative to address climate change…