Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Path to Data Culture
Using and sharing data systematically could make local development in Nepal far more effective.
Data for Policy
Bringing Data to Center Stage: Asia Foundation at the Digital Nepal Conclave
On June 18 and 19, The Asia Foundation’s Data for Development (D4D) program joined the Digital Nepal Conclave 2022 For Digital Transformation held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conclave is an initiative…
Data Challenge Leverages Local Expertise in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
Twenty-one unique data-driven solutions for a range of development challenges in the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were recognized during the BARMM Virtual Data Challenge 2020 Awards…
Mapping of Data on Human Trafficking in Sri Lanka
An initial data mapping of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) data reporting and recording mechanisms was conducted in 2018. The mapping of government stakeholders included members of the National Anti-Human Trafficking…
Developing Myanmar’s Local Data Ecosystem
The transition to e-government and digital means of data collection, storage, analysis and use provides the Government of Myanmar with a unique opportunity to rethink ways of working, and develop…
Promoting Open Data in Nepal’s Private Sector
The rapid growth, in our era, of data-driven decision-making offers both a challenge and an opportunity for businesses at every level in Nepal. As government agencies, research institutes, and the…
Assessment of Existing Trafficking in Persons Data Collection and Reporting Mechanisms of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
This assessment was initiated to map trafficking-in-persons (TIP) data reported and recorded by the stakeholders of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) in Sri Lanka. The assessment was carried…
Report of the Survey on the Existing Systems of Data and Information Collection by Civil Society Organizations in Sri Lanka relating to Trafficking-in Persons
An assessment was carried out to map the trafficking-in-persons data reporting and recording mechanisms of fifty-two civil society organizations (CSOs) from all twenty-five districts of Sri Lanka. The survey conducted…
Open Data Day Nepal 2018
If you produce data, publish it. If you have data, use it. If you don’t have data, demand it. On March 3, Open Data Day Nepal 2018 with as theme…
Photo Blog: Nepal Celebrates Open Data Day
On March 3, data enthusiasts and advocates convened in Nepal’s historic Durbar Square to mark Open Data Day. Celebrated in many cities across the globe, the day highlights the importance…
Building an Open Data Ecosystem in Nepal
On March 3, hundreds of groups from around the world will celebrate Open Data Day to showcase the value of open data for communities and to encourage the adoption of…
New Leap in Visualizing Development Data Across Asia
“The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” It’s a bold statement featured in a recent headline from The Economist that no doubt raises eyebrows, but also…