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Open Data and the World Bank. Open about what we do Open about what we know Open to new engagement Supporting others to be open. Vision is Open Development. Open Data Share tools and essential information on the global economy and Bank’s operations. Open Knowledge
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Open Data and • the World Bank • Open about what we do • Open about what we know • Open to new engagement • Supporting others to be open
Vision is Open Development • Open Data • Share tools and essential information on the global economy and Bank’s operations • Open Knowledge • Enable researchers, students, local communities to collect and share data, measure results, increase knowledge • Open Solutions • Work together to find solutions to development problems
A year of Open Data data.worldbank.org Over 6 million unique visitors since launch of new multilingual site Improving knowledge through data access and use Finances and operations First multilateral to publish to the International Aid Transparency Initiative Improving transparency Improving results, accountability, and local engagement Mapping for Results All projects geo-coded and mapped with development indicators Improving innovation and creating new users and new impacts Apps for Development 100 entrants to the first global technology contest of its kind
To this… data.worldbank.org
Legally Open You are free to use our data for commercial and non-commercial purposes at no cost…
Warm response Andrew McLaughlin, Deputy White House Chief Technology Officer: “It’s really fantastic to have the World Bank join -- and now lead -- the global open data movement. It opens huge new possibilities.”
Microdata from surveys microdata.worldbank.org
And lots more data… Data Catalog: a one-stop listing of data sources Download entire datasets Over 40 global, regional, specialized datasets
Custom queries databank.worldbank.org
PovcalNet • Replicate the calculations to estimate the extent of absolute poverty in the world, including “$1 a day”, and use alternative arameters • Calculate head count index, poverty gap index, gini coefficient, Lorenz curve • Uses distributional data derived from household surveys 1. Select countries and enter parameters 2. Compute indicators iresearch.worldbank.org/povcalnet
ADePt: from data to report User micro-level data: DHS, LSMS, LFS, … ADePT Inside ADePT: User Computational interface kernel (Stata) Print-ready output
iSimulate • A free web-based platform for collaborative economic simulations • Hosts a variety of economic models: • Global macro model (150+ countries) • Quarterly industrial production - GDP model • Commodity price impact on terms of trade • Impact of oil price on current account balance, etc • In-built collaboration mechanisms • Users can work in teams, share results isimulate.worldbank.org
WITS • Access major international trade and tariff and non-tariff data • View trade and protection data using standard and derived nomenclatures (HS, SITC, BEC, ISIC, MTN, etc) • Custom queries for multiple countries, products, years, and flows • Calculate averages, weighted tariff rates, variability, etc. • Perform simulations to analyze impact of tariff changes • Check data availability wits.worldbank.org
Visualizing development aid • Includes donor and recipient country views of Official Development Assistance flows • Uses data from World Bank and OECD www.aidflows.org
Free data is not free Revenues Investment
Language matters to reach clients So what about Hindi?