This event, the first event in the "Navigating the Landscape of Gender Data Financing" series, will continue the momentum of joint action for data investment highlighted at the World Bank and United Nation’s Ministerial Roundtable on 27 April as part of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings and provide input for discussions on gender data financing at United Nations High-Level Political Forum.

It has been nearly five years since the International Development Research Centre published The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons. In their efforts to update their report and to foster a series of community dialogues on the current state of open data and how it fits into the broader data for development agenda, the D4D.net, in partnership with Local Development Research Centre (LDRI), brought together experts from government, the private sector, civil society, and the international development community to gather perspectives on recent developments and issues in the use and impact of open data around the world – from data governance, artificial intelligence, and data protection, to climate action, statistics, gender, and health.
Open Data Watch led the session “The State of Open Data: National Statistics” whose panelists included experts from the Local Development Research Institute, the United Nations Statistics Division, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics.
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The VCE is an informal, interactive, and community-driven opportunity for you to engage with the wider IATI Community. It offers a space for shared learning, to spark discussions or showcase flagship projects. Moreover, this third VCE serves as a springboard to the scheduled in-person Community Exchange at the end of this year.