“Data are the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability.” – A World that Counts, UN Independent Expert Advisory Group On Monday 24 November, join us for a lively workshop with the lead author of the new report by the UN […]
The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group’s report, ‘A World That Counts’ was presented yesterday. We welcome this much anticipated publication, which builds on the momentum generated by the 2013 report that called for a “data revolution”. We have been closely following the work of the expert group, including making a submission on the draft […]
The UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on the Data Revolution plans to launch its final report tomorrow (6 Nov). The UN Secretary General set up IEAG to advise on data revolution for his synthesis report ahead of the intergovernmental negotiations leading to the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The final report will be […]
Achieving a data revolution in sustainable development: open data for development We welcome the appointment of the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on the Data Revolution. We believe that open, timely and comparable data is needed to unlock the power of information to drive positive outcomes for sustainable development. Definition of a data revolution A data […]
A few weeks ago, in the midst of all the Aid Transparency Index excitement, I participated in an event hosted by the Web Foundation’s Open Data Research Network, intended to dig deeper into the opportunities and challenges presented by the open data revolution. With presentations from myself, Jason Maglaughlin of CIVICUS, and Cecillia Makonyola of Restless Development, […]
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon last week announced a new independent expert advisory group on the data revolution. As an organisation that has been vocal in its support of the data revolution from the start, Publish What You Fund very much welcomes this initiative. It is great to see the UN paying attention to the […]
