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For public review: Climate action module
We’re excited to announce that our climate action module is now open for public review, until 2 April 2021. This module explores climate action data as a critical tool for supporting climate actors and decision-makers at national and subnational...
Read morePutting gender equity and inclusion at the heart of the Global Data Barometer
At the Global Data Barometer we are committed to putting inclusion at the heart of all our research phases and wider activities. This means a commitment to racial and gender equity, and to identifying and avoiding data biases that...
Read moreLinking laws and data
In a number of the thematic modules of the Global Data Barometer we are looking to create paired indicators on the governance and availability of particular datasets. During a recent ‘Knowledge Storm’ session with our partners at the Open...
Read moreExploring the Open Data Barometer: Latin American Edition
Last week, ILDA launched a 2020 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) edition of the Open Data Barometer (ODB), shining a light on how open data policies and practices have evolved in the region since the last measurements in 2016...
Read moreFor public review: Political integrity
We’re delighted to announce that our first thematic module—on political integrity— is now open for public review! This module is one of the longest and most complex we’ll be including in the 2021 edition of the Global Data Barometer; we’ll...
Read moreAdvocating for a fair and open Latin America: A Q&A with ILDA
ILDA is a Latin American research organization based in Uruguay that promotes ethical uses of data to address public policy issues. Current projects include Empatia, a partnership with Latam Digital Center that investigates the use of AI to solve public...
Read moreA warm welcome to our regional hubs
A hub, according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, is “the central and most important part of an area, system, activity, etc. which all the other parts are connected to.” For the Global Data Barometer, regional hubs constitute a...
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