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Will there be a Resource War?
A few weeks ago, a new report commissioned by members of the G7 was released. The report identifies seven...
Will the Real Grand Challenge Please Stand Up?
There have been many “grand challenges” for development made, and fewer met. Ken Banks challenges development institutions themselves in his post...
Looking Back Before You Leap
Last week was the Financing for Development conference where global funding was discussed to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality...
A Call for Action, Not Opening
The weeks following the International Open Data Conference 2015 in Ottawa have been different than I expected...
From Dollars to Decisionmaking at FFD3
This week, delegates from around the world are meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the third Financing for Development conference. One key outcome for this conference...
What Will It Take To Improve the Quality and Utility of Development Results?
The international aid community is serious about measuring its impact...
It’s All About Relationships
A few weeks ago, Owen Barder took to the blogosphere to talk about what really effects change within countries, and the complexity of country systems...
You ‘Ottawatch’ This
As typical when there is a stage and a listening audience, we saw the launch of some new tools and reports in alignment with the Open Data Conference that took place in Ottawa in May...
Data is a Means to Progress, Not an End
Many might question why so many are pushing for a data revolution when there are so many other issues and disparities in the world. But that is exactly why it is so important. Data is knowledge, and we all know, knowledge is power.
Fostering a Data Ecosystem
This post is excerpted from Development Gateway’s quarterly newsletter.