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Latest blog posts
Budeshi: A Case for Joined-up Data Standards
Budeshi is a living platform that demonstrates the utility of the OCDS, and it is based on the latest version of the OCDS schema at every given point.
Data revolution needs to deliver for world’s poorest
Measuring progress against the SDGs will require a huge amount of data & collecting it will require significant effort. But should this be the top priority in the data revolution?
Tracking the Sustainable Development Goals at village level: Our learnings from localising the SDGs in Kenya
Is SDG tracking best done at village level? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ratified by UN member states and a multitude of development actors, we
Sharing government data in Nepal
Open Nepal is a network, supported by Development Initiatives, to promote more effective development through the increased sharing and use of data. Over th
Nepal earthquake: One year on, what has the response been?
Immediately after the Nepal earthquake the world reacted generously, with international governments, multilateral agencies and private donors pledging supp
10 things we learnt from Nepal’s first government panel debate on open data
By Pavitra Rana from Open Nepal – a network, supported by Development Initiatives, to promote more effective development through the increased sharing and
An overview of Kenya’s Single Registry Model
The launch of Kenya’s Single Registry scheme marks a major step forward in the management & monitoring of social protection in low & middle-income countries
People in rural areas risk being left behind as aid to water and sanitation appears to provide better support to urban areas
Today we celebrate World Water Day 2016, coordinated by UN-Water as a reminder that water has the power to transform people’s lives. While the world met th
Taking joined-up data to the UN: engaging with the official statistics community
Data is power & there's now clear recognition internationally that we need to harness it by modernising statistical systems & embracing the data revolution