Data-driven tools can support decision-making and improve implementation – especially in crises like COVID-19
Data-driven tools can support decision-making and improve implementation – especially in crises like COVID-19 Following major shocks due to conflict, natural disasters, or even pandemics such as COVID-19, this kind of data collection can be impossible—or too slow to be useful. Governments and development organizations can sometimes find themselves in a catch-22, with well-designed interventions being most needed in the very places where timely data are impossible to collect. To improve our ability to respond to these challenges, the World Bank has developed an innovative toolbox for rapi...