ODW Releases Inventory and Evaluations of Global Funds
Can the establishment of a global fund for development data overcome the challenges of current funding instruments to better finance needed data?
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Survey Launched to Understand Use of Official Statistics
To better understand the barriers to use of data produced by national statistical offices, AidData and Open Data Watch have launched a short survey of officials in NSOs and select line ministries in 140 low- and middle-income countries…
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ODIN 2017 Released
The latest update of the Open Data Inventory — the globally-recognized assessment of the coverage and openness of official data from national statistical offices — is now available for 180 countries…
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ODW Contributes to Three Reports on the Data Revolution
Three flagship reports on the Data Revolution have been released in the last two months — by SDNS, CSIS, and OECD — and Open Data Watch has had the privilege to be involved in each…
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New Funding for Collaborative Data Innovations
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data announces new round of funding, in cooperation with the World Bank, for ‘Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development.’ Deadline is 1 September…
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D4CA Launches Climate Data Challenge
Data for Climate Action (D4CA) launches a Challenge that connects data experts with high-profile companies like Waze, Neilsen and Orange as part of an initiative to address climate change…
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ODIN2016 in the News
Reactions to the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2016 are already making news. The consensus in countries seems to be, whether scores are high or low or in-between, that the ODIN 2016 results point in a helpful direction.
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UN Statistical Commission Highlights Open Data for SDGs
The 48th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (7-10 March in New York) kicks off its special events with a seminar on “Open Data – Adding Value by Matching Access with Privacy and Security.” Slides from the keynote speech by Open Data Watch managing director Shaida Badiee can be viewed here, as well as…
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UN World Data Forum Gathers Governmental and Non-governmental Data Experts to Discuss Joint Work for SDG Agenda
The United Nations World Data Forum (15-18 January in Cape Town, South Africa) brings together for the first time data producers, analysts and users from private, public, civil society and academic communities around the world. The Forum discussions focus on practical ways for data experts from official statistics, information systems, international agencies, civil society, the open…
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Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators Tackles Monitoring Framework
The fourth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) opens 15 November in Geneva. All countries, international and regional agencies and entities, and other stakeholders are invited to join Members during the last two days of the four-day meeting. The IAEG-SDGs was established by the UN Statistical Commission at its 46th…
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