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Since 1951, when the World Bank began lending to member countries for reconstruction and development, borrowing countries have been required to report detailed information on their external liabilities through the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System.

The boom in the use of data for decision-making, governance and innovation will ensure data will play an increasingly important role in the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, participants attending the fourth United Nations World Data Forum said on Tuesday.

As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).The rivalry, which extends from Russia and Taiwan

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).The rivalry, which extends from Russia and Taiwan to Iran and Myanmar – where the UN’s two permanent members are on opposite sides of ongoing political or military conflicts– has now triggered a battle on semantics.

EGC Affiliate Spotlight: Ardina Hasanbasri by Bomi Okuyiga February 27, 2023

Government data—such as data from censuses, surveys, civil registration, and administrative systems—continue to provide the foundation for critical disaster-related statistics. At the same time, new technologies and data sources produced by private entities...

Open data and open access are two important pillars of Open Science that promote making the entire scientific process more accessible and participatory by sharing research and data, and actively engaging with people outside the scientific community.

When COVID-19 hit the Gambia, the government was well-prepared to respond effectively. Thanks to a private-public sector project, anonymized big data from cellphone towers allowed policymakers to analyze migration patterns by tracking population...

Making informed policy decisions requires having access to high-quality data. However, the adoption of electronic data collection tools remains a challenge in many low-income countries. This blog showcases four constraints on implementing such methods.

Mobile phones generate a staggering amount of data, allowing researchers to address previously unanswerable questions, and answer existing questions with new depth and granularity. How are researchers making use of mobile data to...