Posts categorized Open Data

At the United Nations General Assembly last week, government, public, and private actors signaled their intent to achieve a sustainable 2030 -- and recognition that we only have 14 more years to turn rhetoric into reality. For the past several months, we worked with the Government of Kenya to show how technology and the data revolution can support national achievement of the global goals.....

In this post, we dive into the technology behind the data visualizations....

We’re in the midst of a “data revolution” for development -- both with our collective focus toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and the expansion of demand and tools for using data sourced from public, private, and citizen-generated spheres....

We know that in 2014 roughly $8.3 billion of official development assistance (ODA) was disbursed for agricultural-related development, however...

The planning and design of any development project is an extensive, intricate, and often laborious process. Thus...

For NGOs, good data can mean the difference between successful programs and unsuccessful...

Last winter, DG began working with the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Secretariat...

Although the world economy has grown...

Last month, Chad became the second country in Francophone Africa...

This post debuts the final report from DG's program on the Use of IATI in Country Systems...