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Global Digital Summit

Watch replays from this global event that highlighted opportunities and challenges of accelerating digital for development.
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The digital era for all

Learn why a new digital era that is accessible to all holds the potential to shape a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable world.
PUBLICATION

Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023

Explore this flagship report to learn about unfolding global digitalization and its impacts on economies and societies.

Digital Policy Responses to COVID-19

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the Digital Development team has been tracking digital responses globally to understand how governments, telecoms and the private sector have supported affordable and resilient digital infrastructure and services to help individuals, businesses and governments cope with the crisis. We invite you to navigate the database using our interactive dashboard and visualization tool.

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Data

Projects

Turning Kenya into a Digital Nation

The Kenya Transparency and Communications Infrastructure Project (KTCIP) has significantly expanded the geographic coverage of broadband services while reducing prices. Concurrently, the project has leveraged improvements in connectivity to modernize the public sector, digitize public data, and support young tech entrepreneurs.

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Focus Areas

Cybersecurity

Building and strengthening trust in usage of digital platforms and services
Digital for Climate

Accelerating climate action in a way that is good for both people and the planet
Broadband Infrastructure, Access, Use

Promoting universal access to inclusive, affordable, safe, and resilient connectivity

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Christine Zhenwei Qiang

Director, Digital Development Global Practice

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Open Data

The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set development data in countries around the globe.
World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives

World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives explores the potential of the changing data landscape to improve the lives of the poor, while also acknowledging the challenges new approaches to data can mean for ...
Partnership for Open Data

The World Bank has joined forces with Open Data Institute and Open Knowledge Foundation in a three-year project designed to help policy makers and citizens in developing countries understand and exploit the benefits of ...
ITU Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development

The Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development is an international, multi-stakeholder initiative to improve the availability and quality of ICT data and indicators, particularly in developing countries.