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Open Data and the World Bank

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

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Launched on April 20, 2010

  4. 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

  5. What is Open Data?

  6. We went from this

  7. To this… data.worldbank.org

  8. In five languages

  9. Legally Open You are free to use our data for commercial and non-commercial purposes at no cost…

  10. Technically Open

  11. 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.”

  12. Open about what we know

  13. A collection of “curated” data

  14. By Country

  15. By Topic

  16. By indicator

  17. By indicator

  18. Microdata from surveys microdata.worldbank.org

  19. And lots more data… Data Catalog: a one-stop listing of data sources Download entire datasets Over 40 global, regional, specialized datasets

  20. Open about what we do

  21. Visualizing project locations

  22. Data on the Bank’s work

  23. Using international open standards

  24. Tools for open data, research, and analysis

  25. Custom queries databank.worldbank.org

  26. Mobile apps

  27. 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

  28. ADePt: from data to report User micro-level data: DHS, LSMS, LFS, … ADePT Inside ADePT: User Computational interface kernel (Stata) Print-ready output

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Visualizing development aid • Includes donor and recipient country views of Official Development Assistance flows • Uses data from World Bank and OECD www.aidflows.org

  32. Open to new engagement

  33. Others can do it better!

  34. Others can do it better!

  35. Others can do it better!

  36. Apps for Development

  37. And the winners are…

  38. And their apps…

  39. Supporting others to do “open data”

  40. Demand rising for Open Data in countries

  41. And for more and better data: surveys…

  42. Administrative data…

  43. Vital registration systems…

  44. … and trained and equipped statisticians

  45. First year of Open Data: What we’ve learnt

  46. Get clients to the data quickly!

  47. Free data is not free Revenues Investment

  48. But it’s good for business

  49. Language matters to reach clients So what about Hindi?

  50. So what’s next?

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