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Last week was the Financing for Development conference where global funding was discussed to make the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality...

The weeks following the International Open Data Conference 2015 in Ottawa have been different than I expected...

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...

The international aid community is serious about measuring its impact...

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...

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...

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.

This post is excerpted from Development Gateway’s quarterly newsletter.

Many people took to social media when word got out that it was warmer in Antarctica, at a whopping 63 degrees Fahrenheit, a record temperature for them and a record for number of people who wish they were in Antarctica.

Over the next couple of days, we’re looking forward to discussing open data successes, challenges, and impact to-date at the International Open Data Conference...