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The third UN World Data Forum, held from 3-6 October in Bern, Switzerland, resulted in the Bern Data Compact for the Decade of Action on the SDGs. The Bern Compact calls for commitments in five areas: develop data capacity, establish data partnerships, produce data to leave no one behind, understand the world with data, and build trust in data. In the Compact, participants recognize the need for “fit-for-purpose” data to achieve the 2030 Agenda, with each data ecosystem stakeholder playing t...

Opinion: However, amid these global events, infinitesimally close virtually, and infinitely distant physically, the onslaught on national statisticians continues unabated.

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Employing biometrics in humanitarian work should fuel a profound debate on ethics and better funding for technical research, argues an ICRC expert.

Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) said on Friday, ahead of the UN World Data Forum, due to start on Sunday Th

“Disaggregated data is needed to contain the disease and for citizens to understand the world around them and guide their actions” he added.

The UN World Data Forum was expected to take place from 18-21 October 2020, in Bern, Switzerland. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual form of the Forum is scheduled to take place from 19-21 October 2020, and an in-person event will take place in Bern from 3-6 October 2021. The World Data Forum brings together data leaders from national and international statistical systems, academia, business community and civil society, among other stakeholder groups, to foster exchange of idea...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) said on Friday, ahead of

Cohen Veterans Bioscience And The European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology Announce The 2021 Best Negative Data Prize In Clinical Neuroscience Sharing Negative Science Results Is Key to Neuroscience Advancement News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB) and the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) are pleased to announce the opening of submissions for the 2021 Best Negative Data Prize in Clinic...

Shaida Badiee is a former director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group and now leads an NGO, Open Data Watch. Credit: IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth After nearly two decades running the World Bank’s Development Data Group, Shaida Badiee now works to help developing nations improve their data systems. And she has a clear message for donor countries: individual aid projects can be helpful, but the real need is for basic data infrastructure During her long career in strategic data management, S...