If you can't attend this event, you can review the Concept Note and send us your comments online here.
If you can't attend this event, you can review the Concept Note and send us your comments online here.
The next World Bank World Development Report: Data for Better Lives, to be completed in early 2021, will focus on how data can improve the lives of the poor in developing countries.
The concept note is now available and the WDR team is looking forward to consulting with members of civil society to understand diverse perspectives on this critical development issue, especially from low- and middle-income countries.
The concept note discusses how the value of data is largely untapped, lays out the conceptual framework to help guide our thinking, and reflects on the current data landscape and the environment needed to enable the use and reuse of data while safeguarding against misuse.
Civil society plays a particularly important role in this discussion. Making data transparent and widely available will help to hold governments accountable for policy choices, and empower individuals to access public and commercial services that are tailored to their needs. While there is great potential for such benefits, there is also the need to protect privacy and find ways to mitigate negative impacts.
Please RSVP to join this virtual consultation for members of civil society. Connection details will be sent to the email provided in the registration form. Following a presentation of the concept note by the WDR co-directors, we hope to hear perspectives from representatives of civil society, with ample time for discussion and Q/A from participants. Join us!
Concept note presentation:
| Bob Cull, Co-director, WDR 2021 Viviene Foster, Co-director, WDR 2021 Dean Jolliffe, Co-director, WDR 2021 Malarvizhi Veerappan, Report Manager,WDR 2021 Ines Pousadela, Senior Research Specialist, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation Gilbert Sendugwa, Executive Director, Africa Freedom of Information Centre |
Discussion | With CSO representatives |
Q/A | Moderated by: Haishan Fu, Director, Development Data Group |