Spotlights
Featured examples from the World Development Report 2021, demonstrating how data can be used to further development.
india
Community-led data collection in rural India
debt
Using data to manage debt during the COVID-19 pandemic
gender
Developing data to end violence against women and girls
international
The role of international organizations in improving public intent data
business
The potential of open data to help businesses
weather
Two-way exchange of weather data can help people in lower income countries
safety
Repurposing data to make roads safer
digital
How COVID-19 increased data consumption and highlighted the digital divide
environment
Data’s carbon footprint
COVID-19
The social contract in action: using personal data for COVID-19 contact tracing
ownership
Who owns personal data?
data protection
Balancing data protection and competition
governance
International cooperation can address data governance challenges
consensus
A global data consensus: A call to action from the Committee on Coordination of Statistical Activities
fishing
Citizen science protects fishing in the Amazon