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Open Data At The World Bank An Overview

Open Data At The World Bank An Overview. Development Data Group. 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.

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Open Data At The World Bank An Overview

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  1. Open Data At The World BankAn Overview Development Data Group

  2. 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

  3. Open Data

  4. 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

  5. Everything changed on April 20…

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

  7. Terms of use • Users are encouraged to use the data. • extract, download, and make copies • Share with third parties. • Attribution  • No Endorsement • No Association • No Warranties

  8. Technically Open

  9. Technically Open

  10. Open Data videos English, Spanish, Multilingual

  11. HOW TO FIND DATA

  12. data.worldbank.org

  13. In five languages English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese

  14. WDI is primary source for data.worldbank.org

  15. Data By Country & Region

  16. Data By Country

  17. Data By Topic

  18. Data By Topic

  19. Data by Indicators

  20. See the data Embed chart, map, or graph

  21. Chart an indicator Embed!

  22. Map an indicator Embed!

  23. Map an indicator Embed!

  24. Easy to share

  25. Data catalog Bulk downloads in Excel, CSV, XML • One-stop listing of sources • Download entire dataset, access query tool • Global, regional, specialized datasets • 40+ data compilations • 20 datasets included in dataBank, 7000 indicators • 11 datasets accessible through an API, 3000+ indicators • 1200 indicators in multiple languages

  26. Reports available In five languages

  27. External applications use World Bank data

  28. External applications use World Bank data

  29. In 37 languages…!

  30. Google Public Data Explorer

  31. databank.worldbank.org: custom queries

  32. Thousands of indicators in dataBank

  33. Using the data retrieval system allows users to create customized tables

  34. Custom charts

  35. databank.worldbank.org: custom queries chart

  36. Customized maps

  37. databank.worldbank.org: custom queries metadata

  38. DataFinder: iphone/ipad app

  39. World Bank Opens Microdata Library – A New Way toAccess Survey Datasets The Microdata Library is a service established to facilitate access to microdata that provides information about people living in developing countries. It includes: • Acquisition of microdata • Detailed documentation of how the data have been collected and compiled • cataloguing of the information • Preservation of the data • Dissemination • The Central Microdata Catalog operates as a portal for microdata documented in compliance with international standards and practices. microdata.worldbank.org

  40. microdata.worldbank.org

  41. What we’ve learnt: engage with users Link to social media Widgets for blog posts and sites Respond to feedback

  42. Get users to the data quickly

  43. Track (and share) metrics

  44. Create communities around the data

  45. Use Open Tools for Open Data

  46. Use the tools you give to others

  47. Open Data for meaningful data mash-ups • Project locations geo-referenced on a pilot basis from publicly available documents • Basis for displaying projects on maps • New “Mapping for Results” application allows overlay with other indicators, such as those for measuring the MDGs maps.worldbank.org

  48. What they are saying…

  49. What they are saying…

  50. Creating incentives for data use First global competition to create innovative software applications for development Must use some World Bank data, and address one of the MDGs Aim is to bring together software developers and development practitioners Cash prizes available

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