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In December 2021, I was asked to teach a practical data science course at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda, a pan-African network of centers of excellence for post-graduate training, research, and public engagement in mathematical sciences.

 “Enhancing FCV Operations with Geospatial ICT Tools” is a new course produced by the World Bank’s Development Data Group that sheds light on how these new data and tools can be employed in FCV contexts, and more broadly in development operations.

Nowadays, it is possible to track virtually all vessels in the world. For navigational safety purposes, the International Maritime Organization requires most ships to carry a device commonly known as AIS (Automatic Identification System).

In recent years and in multiple fora, governments around the world have recognized that all countries need to have accessible, timely, and reliable disaggregated data to measure progress and ensure no one is left behind in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Date Time Statistics Poland and World Bank to Cooperate More Closely on Data Collection and Processing President of Statistics Poland (GUS) Dominik Rozkrut, Ph.D., and World Bank’s Development Data Group Director Haishan Fu have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to more closely cooperate in collecting, processing, and disseminating data to support evidence-based policymaking. The five-year agreement provides a framework within which both Statistics Poland and the World Bank may under...

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...

Director, Development Data Group, The World Bank Group Haishan Fu is the Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group and Co-Chair of the Bank’s Development Data Council. In this capacity Haishan leads and coordinates the development and implementation of the Bank’s development data agenda. She has been an active leader in the global statistical community, having served or currently serving as a member of the UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group on Data Revolu...

Manager, Development Data Group, The World Bank Group Umar Serajuddin is a Manager in the World Bank’s Development Data Group (Indicators and Data Services Unit). He leads the Bank’s Open Data initiative and oversees the management of the World Development Indicators. He manages the teams that publish some of World Bank’s most prominent global public goods including the global poverty numbers (PovcalNet), the World Integrated Trade Solutions (WITS), the Microdata Library, and Open Data C...

As various global restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic continue, so do disruptions to the operations of National Statistical Offices. This comes at a time when data remain key to inform evidence-based policymaking that addresses the manifold public health, economic, and social challenges countries face. To understand these new challenges and NSOs’ needs, the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Banks Development Data Grou...