Having observed the evolution of agenda items at the UN Statistiical Commission and the expansion of the side events calendar, ODW takes a moment to reflect on key takeaways from this year’s 55th session.
Celebrated during the first week of March, Open Data Day is a perfect time to remember the five ways to to amplify data use and drive meaningful impact in people’s lives through policy guidance, data support, monitoring and assessments..
In anticipation of this year’s UN World Data Forum, a meeting at the 55th UN Statisitcal Commission challenges all stakeholders to turn dialogue into transformative change by making concrete commitments to accelerate action and to assure the impact of data for improving lives.
Data on unpaid care and domestic work from time-use surveys are essential to progress on gender equality, but data collection in many countries is falling short.
ODW’s Director of Policy and Partnerships, Francesca Perucci, reflects on recent changes, trends, challenges and the potential for working collectively to use data and statistics to drive positive change.
It seems AI is making “open data” fashionable again. Initiatives like Google Data Commons are revolutionizing how people share and access information, but open data principles must be at the core of AI in 2024.
As we say farewell to 2023, members of the Open Data Watch team each summed up the year in just one word or phrase.
What is SDG Indicator 17.18.1? What does it do? Why is it important? And why did it take so long to establish this indicator?
Data2X launches a new program on gender data and intersectionality in the context of development to answer questions about how to include certain excluded groups in measurement instruments, and how to address related legal, data governance, technical and financing issues.
At the halfway point of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s time to shift focus from persistent challenges to promising opportunities in the realm of gender equality. It is a truly exceptional moment to invest in gender data.