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…
Birth Registration – A Foundation for Gender Equality
Many people take their birth certificate for granted. But in the developing world, birth registration is one of the most important events in childen’s lives.
The Data Value Chain: Moving from Production to Impact
Data are the information we use as the basis for reasoning, analysis, and debate. They are the factual currency for evidence-based policy making.
Once upon a Statistic: Gender Data Impact Stories
The Gender Data Impact Project is gathering stories about the lives of girls and women that demonstrate a strong link between data and outcome, about the pioneers who began the conversation on the importance of unbiased gender data and about the brave champions who continue the work today.
Building Trust in Data and Statistics
In an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” the UN World Data Forum 2018 takes on a topic of particular relevance: building trust in data and statistics throughout the data value chain.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
22/01/2019 – 25/01/2019, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum is the only yearly gathering that brings together leaders of global society. The heads and members of more than 100 governments, top executives of the 1,000 foremost global companies, leaders of international organizations and relevant non-governmental organizations, the most prominent cultural, societal and thought leaders, and the disruptive voices of the Forum’s Young Global Leaders, Global Shapers and Technology Pioneers come together at the beginning of each year to define priorities and shape global, industry and regional agendas. Participation is by invitation only and reserved for members of the Forum’s communities. (Learn More)
Open Data Watch – Our Story in 2017
Open Data Watch (ODW) – Our Story in 2017 Having just crossed the threshold of a new year, we take a moment to reflect on the previous year. We have much success to build on, and face a world where open data is more needed than ever before.
October-December, 2017
It was an eventful year for open data and the data revolution for sustainable development. The last quarter of 2017 saw the publication of an OECD Development Co-operation Report dedicated to data, the sixth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, a evaluation of World Bank support for data and…
Panel: Understanding and Measuring Data Use
06/12/2018, Washington, DC, USA
To close the gap between the production of official statistics and their dissemination and use, development partners and funders need a better understanding of the barriers that national statistical offices (NSO) face. Two new reports offer a holistic view of what can be done.