PARIS21 Publishes Paper on Data Portals for SDGs

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PARIS21 Publishes Paper on Data Portals for SDGs

“Making Data Portals work for SDGs: A view on deployment, design and technology,” finds that while there have been many good intentions to make these portals available to countries, when it comes to the actual implementation the outcomes are rather mixed. One particular problem is the set-up of data portals with overlapping functionalities and their lack of integration – particularly in the most aid-dependent countries. The paper concludes with recommendations for international agencies and NSOs when deploying new data portals…. (more)

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