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On the importance of data for accountability and effectiveness in the Public Sector

  • on March 5, 2021

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Land Governance Module published for review

  • on February 25, 2021

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Putting gender equity and inclusion at the heart of the Global Data Barometer

  • on February 19, 2021

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...

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Linking laws and data

  • on February 16, 2021

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...

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Exploring the Open Data Barometer: Latin American Edition

  • on December 22, 2020

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...

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For public review: Political integrity

  • on December 15, 2020

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...

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Advocating for a fair and open Latin America: A Q&A with ILDA

  • on November 8, 2020

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...

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A warm welcome to our regional hubs

  • on October 26, 2020

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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How granular local studies enrich GDB

  • on October 8, 2020

We have an ambitious objective here at the Global Data Barometer: To map the landscape of data for public good. To do so, we’ll be gathering information about data governance, capability, availability, and use and impact in 100+ countries....

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Learning from Open Data Barometer

  • on September 30, 2020

As we prepare to bring the Global Data Barometer into the field for the first time, we’ve been thinking a lot about impact. It’s important to us that the evidence we gather is useful: we want to inform global...

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