Seminar “World Development Report (WDR) 2021: Data for Better Lives”

Data are everywhere. But what is the data revolution doing for the 700 million people who live in extreme poverty? When data are turned into valuable information, they have the potential to improve lives, transform economies, and help end poverty. Now more than ever, the world is facing new demands for data as our principal weapon in the war against COVID-19. The latest edition of the World Development Report, “World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives”, provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.

At this seminar, WDR 2021 co-directors Vivian Foster, Chief Economist for Infrastructure and Dean Jolliffe, Lead Economist, and WDR 2021 manager Malarvizhi Veerappan, Senior Data Scientist, presented the main findings of the WDR 2021.

Date/Time:

8am-9:30am, Tuesday July 27, 2021 (Japan Standard Time)

Program:

Opening Remark

Masato Miyazaki　
Special Representative in Japan, World Bank

Keynote Presentation　　

Vivian Foster 
WDR 2021 Co-Director and Chief Economist for Infrastructure, World Bank

Dean Jolliffe
WDR 2021 Co-Director and Lead Economist

Malarvizhi Veerappan
WDR 2021 Manager and Senior Data Scientist, World Bank

Presentation material: Data for Better Lives: World Development Report 2021 (PDF)

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Koji Makino　
Deputy Director, JICA Sadako Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development

Seiro Ito　
Director, Microeconomic Analysis Studies Group, Development Studies Center, JETRO-Institute of Developing Economies

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