Data and Development
WASHINGTON, DC – Since the turn of the century, the international development community has rallied behind the Millennium Development Goals, which set specific targets in eight key areas, including...
View ArticleHow I Use World Bank Data: Researching Access to Electricity
Dong Yang is a first-year Ph.D. student at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He majors in public administration. Dong got in touch with us to share his experience using World Bank Data as...
View ArticleIgniting the Data Revolution Post-2015 Now
What sparks a revolution? And what helps keep the transformational power of a revolution alive? When Jim Yong Kim became World Bank Group president less than two years ago, he stated that one of his...
View ArticleBig Data needs better questions
The term "big data" is much in the news lately – alternatingly touted as the next silver bullet potentially containing answers to myriad questions on natural and human dynamics, and dismissed by others...
View ArticleAttention governments: Big Data is a game changer for businesses
When I speak about big data with government leaders in our client countries around the world, I often find that many have some awareness of big data, but for many, that's where the story ends. Most...
View ArticleFrom data blur to slow-mo clarity: big data in trade and competitiveness
Tolstoy's War and Peace was the big data of its time. A memorable moment from the epic novel occurs when Prince Andrei awakens following a severe injury on the battlefield. He fears the worst but,...
View ArticleFrom Discovery to Scale: Leveraging big data to improve development outcomes
In the last few years, the World Bank has expanded use of big data in more than 150 development projects globally, spanning a wide range of sectors and geographies. Solutions have ranged from using...
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