April-June, 2018
The second quarter of 2018 saw the start of a new round of ODIN assessments, a range of new projects focusing on better understanding data use, and a handful of initiatives promoting more and financing for better…
January-March, 2018
The new year of 2018 began with the UNSD meeting on national reporting platforms, which had a strong element of open data. Towards the end of the quarter, Open Data Watch updated the Open Data Inventory (ODIN)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
October-December, 2016
The data revolution this year ignited a handful of initiatives aimed to help achieve the sustainable development goals and improve statistical capacities worldwide. As we move into 2017, here is…
July-September, 2016
Since July open data professionals have been busy preparing for the UN General Assembly and the International Open Data Conference. In the last three months, there have been noteworthy developments,…
April-June, 2016
As we approach the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development in July, significant attention is being placed on eliminating the gender gap in data, using available data to measure…
January-March, 2016
In the first quarter of 2016, while discussions about the data revolution touched on its implications across different sectors and different countries, much of the focus remained on the challenges…