Publications

The primary goal of this study was to gather insights to benefit stakeholders within the data ecosystem and enhance the collection and utilization of gender data, and commitments to gender data, by governments. The aim was to engage key actors in identifying opportunities to improve the enabling environment for the collection, use, and dissemination of gender data initiatives, as well as foster collaborative efforts to address the specific needs and challenges at hand.

This final report covers all three years of activities of Phase 3 of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) program from April 2020 to March 2023. The activities of Phase 3 have been funded by Global Affairs Canada, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This report summarizes the achievements, lessons learned, key challenges, and mitigation strategies throughout Phase 3.

Ce rapport couvre les activités de la phase III de l’initiative Données ouvertes pour le développement (DOD) d’avril 2020 à mars 2023. Les activités de la phase III ont été financées par Affaires mondiales Canada, la Fondation William et Flora Hewlett et le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI). Ce rapport résume les réalisations, les enseignements tirés, les principaux défis et les stratégies d’atténuation tout au long de la phase III.

Halfway through the 2030 Agenda, the vision presented by Cepei and its partners is based on the understanding that governments and multilateral organizations alone cannot produce, analyze, disseminate, and use the data needed to meet and monitor the SDGs. Inclusive multi-stakeholder partnerships and governance of the systems that produce sustainable development data are crucial to harnessing the transformative potential of data.

Derechos Digitales ha realizado distintos esfuerzos de investigación e incidencia en favor del derecho a la privacidad y la protección de los datos personales. La pregunta que guía esta investigación es: ¿existen diferencias relevantes en el funcionamiento de rastreadores en aplicaciones web que tengan relación con los diferentes estándares normativos vigentes en Uruguay y Chile en materia de protección de datos personales?

The purpose of this manual is to inform SMEs of the legal and regulatory landscape that governs the commercial use of personal data and to enable SMEs to grasp the fundamental terminology involved in direct marketing and the data protection requirements that they are supposed to comply with when engaging in direct marketing practices.

This report discusses the importance of the oversight bodies in ensuring the proper implementation right to information (RTI) legislation through an examination of the Global Data Barometer's two indicators that evaluate the implementation of API laws, focusing on data relevant to Latin America. Several recommendations are shared to complement UNESCO's efforts for data collection (through the annual survey) and reporting on SDG indicator 16.10.2.

The purpose of this Charter is to establish a shared understanding of the terms of reference for membership within the Data for Development Network, its governance structure and protocols, and the roles and responsibilities of its member organisations.

This document presents the main characteristics and lessons of a data for public good initiative carried out by Dymaxion Labs, an Argentine startup that applies machine learning and computer vision techniques to extract information from satellite images. Pertinently for this project, Dymaxion Labs combines its business operations with an explicit commitment to the SDGs and is committed to contributing its work to the open-source community. Private Sector Data for Sustainable Development Publication Series

Combining the private sector’s expertise with the public sector’s capacity can accelerate sustainable development. This Case Study into insight into Pulse Lab Jakarta’s facilitating role in building public-private partnerships across Asia with initiatives to optimize the information needed in policymaking by bringing together stakeholders and working on data science methods and social research.

Private Sector Data for Sustainable Development Publication Series