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? Documenting cases of how data gain value from production, to use and impact, ODW research is both discovering multiple reasons for the shortfall and learning how an understanding of the “data value chain” can target investment in order to maximize data impact.
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. If their birth is not officially registered, they can easily be deprived of their rights, like to vaccinations, to apply for a scholarship, to vote, or to acquire property. Gender biases pose particular challenges for girls and women …
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.
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, from production to impact on political and other decisions. So what do we hope to achieve and what must we avoid?
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. In an era of fake…
A new ODW project with AidData and PARIS21 seeks to collect information on the barriers faced by National Statistical Offices as they respond to increased demands to produce more and better data, and to increase their use and impact in support of SDGs…
“The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” Data visualizations can help us discover innovative solutions, support new initiatives, and raise awareness of data gaps that impact women and girls around the world…
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 six concrete actions that international development partners, civil society, and the private sector can take to support governments and national statistical systems to bridge the data divide…
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?…
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. To help achieve this, the new “Ready to Measure: Phase II” report and gender data query tool offer…
