In Fall 2022, SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch released the report, Overcoming Data Graveyards in Official Statistics: Catalyzing Uptake and Use, which aimed to provide conceptual clarity around the challenges of improving data use and a way forward for research by sourcing best practices from countries. This blog is the third in a blog series spotlighting insights and best practices from the countries profiled.
Read MoreLast Fall, SDSN TReNDS and Open Data Watch released the report, Overcoming Data Graveyards in Official Statistics: Catalyzing Uptake and Use, which aimed to provide conceptual clarity around the challenges of improving data use and a way forward for research by sourcing best practices from countries. This article is the second in a blog series spotlighting insights and best practices from the countries profiled.
Read MoreAt the halfway mark to 2030, there remains a great deal of attention and effort to improve the data and methods underlying the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator framework. The impetus to fill data gaps for the SDG indicators draws principally from the assumption that countries are planning and developing their policies with the SDG goals and targets as their guiding framework. As we enter 2023, our Director Grant Cameron takes stock of whether the SDGs have significantly impacted global and national policymaking and where should resources be directed to improve data for the SDGs over the next seven years.
Read MoreCalls for open data, data sharing, data accessibility, and data literacy often coincide with this positive outlook on data as a democratizing force.
Read MoreThis new StoryMap highlights TReNDS’ work to strengthen the measurement of marine litter in Ghana using citizen science approaches.
Read MoreIn this blog, TReNDS’ Director, Grant Cameron, reflects on the newly released World Bank’s 2021 World Development Report, highlighting its most notable contributions and areas for improvement.
Read MoreHaving accurate and timely gender data is critical to developing effective policies and programs to ensure that no one is left behind. In this blog, Chisato Kimura and Alyson Marks review the potential for citizen science to help fill the acute gender data gaps facing many countries around the world.
Read MoreGrant Cameron joins TReNDS as the new Director. Learn more about him in this Q & A.
Read More2020 was supposed to be a critical year for census enumeration in many countries around the world. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in disruptions to censuses in more than 60 countries worldwide and prompted many nations, including Brazil, Ecuador, and the Seychelles to postpone their census to 2021. However, in 2021, conducting a safe and accurate census is likely to still pose a significant challenge for many countries. This issue is particularly concerning for marginalized groups, including indigenous populations, who are already systemically undercounted.
Read MoreThe Disaster Risk Reduction & Open Data Newsletter provides the latest developments, research, and information on events about data in support of the Sendai Framework. The December 2020 edition features TReNDS’ new brief on COVID-19 data and sunset clauses, along with news on the UN Habitat’s World Cities Report, WHO Technical Guidance Notes on the Sendai Framework, and more.
Read MoreThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a set of targets that can serve as a blueprint to ‘build back better’ after the pandemic. However, despite only 10 years remaining until the 2030 deadline, many countries still lack national targets and a clear understanding of their progress. This piece highlights new research that provides a data-driven assessment of the nexus between COVID-19 and the SDGs in Australia and explores how the SDGs can be used to guide Australia’s post-COVID-19 recovery.
Read MoreWe are very pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Cameron as Director of SDSN TReNDS. Grant has over 35 years of experience working in economics and statistics, most recently at the World Bank where he was Manager of the Advisory Services and Economic Statistics Department.
Read MoreMuchiri serves as the Executive Director at the Local Development Research Institute (LDRI) and is a Senior Fellow at Results for Development. He previously served as the Deputy Executive Director and Policy Lead at the Open Institute Trust and worked on open data and open government projects at the national and sub-national level. He has more than 20 years of experience working on software development and technology innovation for those living on irregular income in Africa, online strategy for African organizations, and public policy implementation for development data. His work explores the implementation of international initiatives, their impact on local development, and how empowering policy actors and citizens with the right data can result in better development outcomes for all.
Read MoreSDSN TReNDS is recruiting for a Director position. Read more about the role and learn how to apply here.
Read MoreTom Orrell is the Founder and Managing Director of DataReady, a UK-based consultancy that supports the development of good data governance practices in the sustainable development and humanitarian sectors. Recently, Tom led a team of consultants advising the WHO on its data sharing policies and is working with civil society groups in Africa to establish a network that can advocate for responsible COVID-19 related data use.
Read MoreSDSN TReNDS is seeking a Communications Manager. Read more about the role and learn how to apply here.
Read MoreIn 2018, the Local Data Action Solutions Initiative (LDA-SI) launched a microgrant initiative to support learning from existing subnational SDG data initiatives, harnessing tacit local knowledge and informing a learning exchange. This post details the work of LDA-SI grantee Wolfs Company during the 2018-2019 grant period.
Read MoreA new synthesis report and project overviews document the data localization efforts of LDA-SI microgrant recipients in Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, England, India and the United States.
Read MoreTReNDS is seeking a dynamic and talented mid-career professional to manage a series of strategic research programs relating to data science and new methodological approaches for monitoring sustainable development. Learn more about the role and how to apply here.
Read MoreIs real-time data for the SDGs possible in our time? Join TReNDS and the Global Partnership on Sustainable Development Data in identifying indicators with the most timely data for sustainable development.
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