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Latest blog posts
What are the principles of joined-up data?
This post defines what 'joined-up' data is, putting forward five core interoperability principles.
Citizen-generated data and sustainable development: evidence from case studies in Kenya and Uganda
This is a guest blog written by Ssanyu Rebecca, Senior Program Officer, Social Policy and Human Development at Development Research and Training.
Helping the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) reach its potential
This report, assesses how data published under IATI has been used, and what is needed from our community to ensure more people benefit from this initiative.
Opinion: The case for metadata
This blog post details the importance of metadata in the data revolution because it could make planning and monitoring spending on the SDGs an easier task.
Reflections on the World Data Forum
This post comments on the inaugural UN World Data Forum, which took place in Cape Town in early 2017, highlighting its significance for the data revolution.
Disability and aid spending: Can we use the DAC’s peer review mechanism to ensure aid is inclusive of persons with disabilities?
This blog comments on the importance of disabled persons for the SDGs and argues that DAC’s peer review mechanism should be adapted to be more inclusive.
The not-so-simple world of deflators
This post explains the use and value of deflators, economic metrics that enhance data comparison, taking out the impact of inflation and exchange rates.
Why aid data needs to say more about persons with disabilities
This post accounts the difficulties of integrating people with disabilities into aid data, as well as the importance of doing so.
Counting cash in humanitarian contexts
This report analyses the monitoring of cash-based programmes in 2015 and proposes a number of recommendations for improving the tracking.