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29 July 2016

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.
25 July 2016

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?
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Written by Beata Lisowska

21 July 2016

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

Written by Angela Kageni

Head of Africa Office

27 June 2016

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
26 April 2016

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
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Written by Chloe Parrish

7 April 2016

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
6 April 2016

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
22 March 2016

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
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Written by Wilbrod Ntawiha

21 March 2016

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