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data.worldbank.org data@worldbank.org @ worldbankdata. Motivation. Part of a broader move, including new Access to Information Policy Aim is to stimulate use of development data to help solve development problems Builds on global Open Data initiatives. Open Development. Open Data
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data.worldbank.org • data@worldbank.org • @worldbankdata
Motivation Part of a broader move, including new Access to Information Policy Aim is to stimulate use of development data to help solve development problems Builds on global Open Data initiatives
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 data, measure results, increase knowledge • Open Solutions • Work together to find solutions to development problems
Open Data: Legally Open You are free to use our data for commercial and non-commercial purposes at no cost…
Open Data: Terms of Use Users are encouraged to use the data and share with third parties. You can use it freely You can re-use it freely You can redistribute it freely We ask for attribution For commercial and non-commercial purposes
Open Data: Technically Open It’s data that’s technically open You can search for it and find it easily online It’s available in an editable electronic format or an API
Multi-Lingual • Data site’s Home, Country, Indicator and Topic pages are available in five corporate languages • Content for 24 country pages is accessible in 17 local languages
Five languagesEnglish | Español| Français | العربية | 中文
Embed tables, charts, maps as a widget in a blog or a website
How can you use this? Justin Lin using Open Data when communicating: http://bit.ly/w6kWv3
Data catalog • One-stop listing of sources • Download entire dataset, access query tool • Global, regional, specialized datasets • Search based on synonyms and acronyms • 160 datasets included in DataBank, 9000+ indicators • 80+ datasets accessible through an API 6000+ indicators
New DataBank • Quicker and simpler access to data • Secured user login for saving and sharing • Widgets for blogs and sites • Social Media Integration • iPad compatibility • English, French, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic
Other products and tools Central location for data books, CDs, visualization tools, mobile applications
Engaged with users Link to social media Widgets for blog posts and sites Respond to feedback