Following a successful round of pilot funding for development data innovation projects last year, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) announces a second funding round for data for development projects. Opening on 1 August 2017 as part of funding for “Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development” supported by the World Bank’s Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), GPSDD seeks innovative proposals for collaborations in data production, dissemination and use. This year’s call is anchored around two themes: ‘Leave No One Behind’ and the Environment. (more)
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