Stories, ideas, and updates from DGers around the world
The Development Gateway: An IREX Venture blog is where DGers share specific learnings, offer thought-provoking insights, and pose challenging questions for the sustainable development community derived from our work.
Our blog has a deep archive going back to 2005. Each post is a snapshot into our work, priorities, and values.
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Launch
Development Gateway is proud to be a champion of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data...
The Indicators Behind The Indicators
The Sustainable Development Goals are all-but-adopted, the Data Revolution is in full swing...
Designing a Human-Centered Data Revolution
At the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals is the need to ensure that nobody is left behind...
Data Sharing: Access, Language, and Context All Matter
Investments in data – and open data – have grown during the 15 years of the MDG era...
Turning Goals into Reality
This post is excerpted from Development Gateway’s quarterly newsletter.
Talking Tools for Use in Tanzania
Over the next couple of days, we’re looking forward to discussing open data tools with attendees of the Africa Open Data Conference in Dar...
The SDGs – What’s Your Baseline?
Some prominent critics have argued that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aren’t measurable. This is a problem, they say, because for goals to be meaningful, you need...
Moving in One Direction: Technology and Transatlantic Development
'People first, technology second.' These words summarize 'Space to Innovate,' a recent event co-hosted by the German Marshall Fund and Development Gateway...
Geo-Enabling Development Assistance in Niger
The Government of Niger’s Ministry of Planning, Spatial Planning and Community Development (MPATDC) has decided, with support from Development Gateway and funding from the...
From Goal to Progress: Making the Most of Data
As the formal adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals approaches, we already know what the SDGs will be – now it’s time to talk seriously about...