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Next Stage in Open Government Data: Using Data for Transparency, Accountability and Collaboration
18 October 2012 | corruption, dataset, e-governance, transparencyThis workshop focused on “Next Stage in Open Government Data: Using Data for Transparency, Accountability and Collaboration” The workshop was arranged by the Division for Public Administration...
Commentary: Social Exclusion and Political Change
27 April 2012 | blogpost, commentary, correlation, dataset, fragility, global index, legitimacy, social accountability, social contract[...] Does the increase in social exclusion or its persistence lead to political instability? Two indices published regularly by Bertelsmann Stiftung, a private, independent German foundation and...
Benetech's Human Rights Data Analysis Group Publishes 2010 Analysis of Human Rights Violations in Five Counties (HRDAG, 14 Dec 2010)
14 December 2010 | chad, colombia, cross-country, dataset, guatemala, human rights, iran, liberiaAnalysis of Data from Witnesses, Governments, NGOs, and Other Sources Clarifies History and Supports Criminal Prosecutions By Ann Harrison Palo Alto, CA, December 10, 2010...
Dataset: Nov 2010 QoG Social Policy Data Set (13 Nov 2010)
16 November 2010 | dataset, global index, social policyShared by Governance Assessment Portal The aim of the QoG Social Policy Dataset is to promote cross-national comparative research on social policy output and its correlates, with a special focus...
Launch: QoG Survey Dataset (Quality of Government Institute, 18 Aug 2010)
20 August 2010 | dataset, global indexShared by Governance Assessment Portal The QoG Survey Dataset is now launched, a unique dataset on the structure and behaviour of public administration based on a web survey of 528 country experts...
RT@docstuart: More than 1,000 World Bank data sets now mapped (26 April 2010)
27 April 2010 | dataset, mapping, presenting data, twitter, web resourceWorldBankNews: RT @docstuart More than 1,000 World Bank data sets now mapped http://geo.me/worldbank thanks to #opendata
New Database: Gender and Land Rights (FAO, 23 April 2010)
23 April 2010 | agriculture, dataset, gender, land governance, land rights, mdgs, web resourceEasy access to up-to-date information on gender and land rights This Database contains Country level information on social, economic, political and cultural issues related to the gender...
Publication: Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 (The Lancet, 23 April 2010)
23 April 2010 | dataset, maternal health, mdgs, publication, researchsystems worldwide. Reliable information about the rates and trends in maternal mortality is essential for resource mobilisation, and for planning and assessment of progress towards Millennium...
Official Google Blog: Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs
09 March 2010 | data, dataset, web resourceStatistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs 3/08/2010 08:25:00 AM Last year, we released a public data search feature that enables people to quickly find useful...
DevInfo roll-out completed (UNICEF, 1 March 2010)
02 March 2010 | dataset, human devNEW YORK, USA, 11 February 2010 – DevInfo is a database system that harnesses the power of advanced information technology to compile and disseminate data on human development. The latest version – 6...