Publications
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The Future of Digital Democracy in the Global South
Exploring the horizon of democratic and inclusive governance in the context of emerging digital technologies
This report provides a deep dive into 13 future phenomena that are expected to shape data and digital technologies over the next 10 to 15 years. This horizon scan offers insights to develop research, policies, and action plans that enhance the prospects of a more inclusive and sustainable world now and in the future.
Internet & Jurisdiction Network Regional Status Report
Framing, Mapping, and Addressing Cross-Border Digital Policies in Africa
Evaluation of the Open Data for Development Program - Executive Summary
Considerations and Lessons Learned for Future Program Design in the Data for Development Field
OD4D is an initiative that aims to increase the availability of quality Open Data (OD) and its use by actors in government, civil society, and the private sector for greater social good.
Management’s Response to the Independent Evaluation of the OD4D Program
Lessons toward the establishment of D4D.net
Management welcomes the findings and recommendations of the evaluation and is pleased that the evaluation found that the OD4D program achieved and/or exceeded its targets. In particular, we note that the evaluators found that the program exceeded its goals to advance gender, equity, and inclusion in the Open Data field.
Final Evaluation of the Open Data for Development Initiative
External evaluation of OD4D Phase III
This evaluation of the Open Data for Development (OD4D) program highlights progress made by OD4D during its Phase III of activities and the extent to which the program achieved its intended goals, and as well, identifies key lessons and recommendations for the future sustainability of the regional hubs and the network.
Mapping Financing for Development Data
A changing landscape for financing development data
This presentation maps the state of data financing, and will take you through emerging opportunities and what the future for data financing looks like. While financing for data is still concentrated in a few donors, new multilateral funds and renewal of existing funds create opportunities for partnership.
Data Capacity Building in the Global South
Emergent patterns and insights from 24 capacity building projects
Strengthening data capacity across civil society, governments, and the private sector in the global south has been an important target outcome for the Open Data for Development (OD4D). This study reflects a full review and synthesis of 24 projects that were delivered with funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) related to data capacity building that were undertaken for the purpose of identifying common themes (patterns), effectiveness criteria, and program design considerations.
Global Data Barometer: Health and Covid-19 Policy Brief
Mapping data for the public good
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of reliable, accessible, and trusted health data to enable coordinated action. This policy brief compiled by the Global Data Barometer (GDB) considers three leading composite indicators focusing on vital statistics, real-time healthcare system capacity, and vaccines to answer a set of questions on the availability, accuracy, and timeliness of health and Covid-19 data.
Global Data Barometer: Climate Action Policy Brief
Mapping data for the public good
The climate action data gap is strongly connected to the national governments’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by countries worldwide. This Global Data Barometer climate action policy brief discusses the barriers hindering the effectiveness of climate action plans by identifying the missing data and the lack of collection and harmonization processes needed to support climate action.
Global Data Barometer Report
Mapping data for the public good
This report provides an overview of the Global Data Barometer findings. The Barometer includes 39 primary indicators, and over 500 sub-questions, covering 109 countries (delivering more than 60,000 data points in total). This report explores just a few of them, providing a non-exhaustive overview of some of the topics that could be explored further using Barometer data.
Better Measurement and Monitoring of Data for Development
April 2022 Report
Open Data Watch (ODW) reviews widely used performance indexes and assessment tools with references to the Data Value Chain (DVC) to identify similarities and differences in concept and coverage. These observations point toward the new Global Data Barometer as a more comprehensive measure that is needed to fully capture the functions of the data ecosystem.