Open Data Day

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. Groups from around the world create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government,…

International Women’s Day

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.

Global Call to Action for Gender-Inclusive CRVS Data Collection and Use

This is the third seminar of a series of seminars focused on integrating gender equity throughout Data for Health’s work. It will focus on gender-inclusive civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data collection and use. NOTE: This Seminar series will be offered in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. It will be recorded and available to…

United Nations Commission of the Status of Women

The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. The priority theme will be achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context…

Sharing Data Better: The Rise of Data Institutions

Access to data is vital in tackling the big challenges we face – from the earlier discovery and treatment of disease, to reducing pollution in urban spaces. Data also has an important role to play in driving economic growth and recovery by supporting the creation of new technologies, products and services. Join the Open Data…

PARIS21 Spring Meetings: Data Ecosystems for Climate Action

Virtual Venue

The PARIS21 2022 Spring Meetings will feature a series of virtual events over the course of two days, convening interdisciplinary experts from diverse backgrounds, policy makers, national statistical offices, civil society and academia to share perspectives and best practices, bridge gaps in institutional knowledge and identify ways for collective data-driven climate action.

Thinking Outside the Box: Solutions to Produce Better Gender Data

Virtual Venue

Despite decades of investments in promoting gender equality, gender data gaps continue to impede our ability to understand the lived experiences of women and girls. Join the Center for Global Development, Data2X, and Open Data Watch for an event that will move the conversation from identifying gender data problems to finding practical solutions drawn from a forthcoming report by Data2X and Open Data Watch, entitled “Transforming the Data Landscape: Solutions to Close Gender Data Gaps.” In addition to launching the report, the event will feature innovators as they navigate challenges and opportunities for increased and improved gender data.

Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) 2022

Washington, DC

The 2022 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will take place from Monday, April 18, through Sunday, April 24. The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), Development Committee (DC), and G20 meetings will be held in hybrid format and participants of those restricted meetings may participate in person or virtually. Badges will only be issued for Delegates; all other participants will participate virtually and will not be issued badges. All events - including the public events, invitation-only events, Civil Society Organization engagements, and press conferences - will be virtual and accessible on WBG and IMF digital platforms. To accommodate time-differences, events may take place in the week before and after the Spring Meetings.

Unlocking the potential of NSO data: Strengthening Data Use by Fact-Checkers

Virtual Venue

Strengthening the relationship between fact-checkers and national statistical offices can enhance the impact of each community’s work. But how can these two stakeholder groups strengthen their connections? To pursue this objective, Open Data Watch, Open Data Institute, PARIS21 are teaming up with three fact-checking organizations across the globe - Full Fact, Chequeado, and Africa Check - for a webinar that will forge a path toward curbing the spread of misinformation around the world.

The 18th International Association of Official Statistics Conference

Kraków, Poland

The IAOS Conferences are special events, bringing together the vibrancy and diversity of the international statistical community, both statistics’ producers and users from different countries around the world. The motto of this year’s conference is "Worthy Information for Challenging Times”. Nowadays the importance of statistics is greater than ever before. The responses of societies and economies to the short and long term consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic are taking place within the challenges of climate change and the international commitments to leave no one behind. Data, and in particular Official Statistics, are key to these responses. Yet with multiple sources and providers, it is often difficult to differentiate the good from the bad, the trustworthy from the unreliable, the relevant from the noise.

Global Data Barometer Launch

The Barometer is a multi-dimensional and multi-layered study that assessed the state of data for public good in 109 countries. An expert survey was conducted from May 2019 – May 2021 to create a new global benchmark that looks at data governance, capability, availability, and use and impact of data for public good. You may explore and view the data, through its core (e.g. governance and capability) or thematic modules (e.g. climate action, land, public procurement) as well as on a country-level.