This week at the East African Data Governance Conference 2026 in Nairobi, #IamAPHRC shared how the Center is strengthening responsible data governance across the continent.

#DataGovernance #ResponsibleData #DataPrivacy #AIinAfrica #DataForDevelopment

Global Summit Advances Digital Infrastructure and Data to Empower Farming Communities VICTORIA FALLS: A major international summit focusing on digital technology and agricultural data will take place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from March 1 to 4. Organised by the Committee on Sustainability Assessment, the event will bring together policymakers, researchers, technology experts, private sector leaders and farmers to explore how digital systems can improve agricultural outcomes. …

Global Summit Advances Digital Infrastructure and Data to Empower Farming Communities #DigitalAgriculture #AgriTech #DataForDevelopment #SustainableFarming #SmartFarming

In low-resource hospitals, missing data can slowdown care.🏥💻

Our recent blog shows how AI can strengthen health systems as infrastructure, not just tech.

www.theigc.org/blogs/infrastructure-pub...

#PublicHealth #DataForDevelopment

🔗Read more: iatistandard.org/en/news/tenm...
🔗 Explore the research: arxiv.org/abs/2512.17243

#IATI #AidTransparency #OpenData #DevelopmentCooperation #AidEffectiveness #DataForDevelopment

Mapping People, Places and Change: Exploring WorldPop’s Latest Global Data Releases WorldPop releases new open, high-resolution global population and urbanisation data to support better decision-making for health, cities and sustainable development.

Where do populations live and how is it changing? 🌍 Explore WorldPop’s new open, high-resolution global population & urbanisation datasets. 📊 Data for impact.

Learn more: www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping...

#OpenData #GIS #PopulationData #DataForDevelopment #DEGURBA #Global2 @uosmedia.bsky.social

Thank you to our members, partners and community for driving transparency forward — together.

#IATI #Transparency #OpenData #DevelopmentFinance #AidTransparency #FinancingForDevelopment #DataForDevelopment

DEGURBA: Why Your Urban Definition Depends on Your Data What counts as a city? New research shows how population data shapes UN-endorsed DEGURBA urban classifications, and why accurate settlement data matters.

🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data.

New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath.

🔗Read and listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/degurba...

#DEGURBA #Planning #DataForDevelopment
@uosmedia.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

A milestone for transparency and a strong step toward better data for the #SDGs.

👉 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗣𝗚 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆: digitalpublicgoods.net/r/iati-data
👉 Read more: iatistandard.org/en/news/iati...

#IATI #DigitalPublicGoods #DPGA #DataForDevelopment #OpenSourceForGood

See your world in a new way 🌍✨
Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life.
Watch now ▶️https://youtu.be/2fifteIbo2c
Subtitled: French, Spanish & Italian
#DEGURBA #SDGs #UrbanPlanning #DataForDevelopment […]

First Automated Census-Mapping Workshop in Malawi a Success WorldPop’s first automated census-mapping workshop in Malawi trained NSO staff in geospatial tools to support a modern, accurate and cost-efficient 2028 census.

🌍 Malawi’s first automated census-mapping workshop is complete!

🛠️ Geospatial tools are transforming how the 2028 census is planned.

🔗 Read more: www.worldpop.org/blog/first-a...

#Malawi #DataForDevelopment #Census2028 #GeospatialData

@unisouthampton.bsky.social

First Automated Census-Mapping Workshop in Malawi a Success WorldPop recently completed its first workshop on automated census mapping in Malawi, a milestone for the joint FCDO-funded project with the Malawi National Statistics Office (NSO) ahead of their 2028 national census. Led by Dr Sarchil Qader and Dr Aubrey Steingrabber over two intensive weeks, 22 NSO colleagues and 4 students from the University of Malawi learned to use WorldPop’s geospatial tools and methods to help plan and map enumeration areas (EAs) more efficiently than ever before. During the workshop staff were introduced to tools such as the preEA software and the Enumeration Effort Metric, which help automate EA delineation and provide estimates for the effort required to survey each census Enumeration Area. At the final-day presentations, participants demonstrated how this approach can improve accuracy, reduce costs and overcome many of the logistical challenges faced in earlier censuses. Dr Aubrey Steingraber leads a workshop. The move towards automated mapping responds to a real challenge: for the 2028 census, Malawi’s NSO has indicated that full pre-census household listing (which used to rely on manual, resource-intensive enumeration) may no longer be feasible due to funding constraints. Instead, the plan is to lean on a data-driven, geospatial and machine-learning approach, integrating existing census information and recently collected household listing through national surveys with satellite-derived features and building footprint data to estimate population distribution across the country. WorldPop brings a track record of supporting national censuses worldwide with high-resolution gridded population data and tools that convert that data into operational census infrastructure. The Malawi workshop represents a critical first step: not just training, but building local capacity for a modern, cost-efficient census methodology that could be adopted by other countries facing similar constraints. Looking ahead, once the pilot EAs produced using the preEA tool have been validated on the ground by the NSO, WorldPop will refine the model and support full integration into census planning. If successful, this approach will help ensure that Malawi’s population counts remain accurate and inclusive, and that decision-makers have the best possible data to guide development, resource allocation, and service provision. This workshop shows how innovative geospatial methods, paired with local capacity-building, can transform how census operations are planned – making them more efficient, scalable, and sustainable. For Malawi, and potentially many other countries, the future of census mapping is now more digital and data-rich than ever. ### Learn more * FCDO Malawi project * WorldPop Brings Cutting-Edge Mapping Technology to Support Malawi’s 2028 Census * Field Testing preEAs in the Democratic Republic of Congo * A First Digital Census * Exploring the automatic pre-Enumeration Areas Tool for surveys on forced displacement (Refugees) * Benin adopts WorldPop’s ‘preEA’ tool to conduct its first modern, digitised census __ __ __ __ __

🌍 Malawi’s first automated census-mapping workshop is complete!

🛠️ Geospatial tools are transforming how the 2028 census is planned.

🔗 Read more: www.worldpop.org/blog/first-automated-cen...

#Malawi #DataForDevelopment #Census2028 #GeospatialData

Data powers resilience. 🌍

WorldPop joined CARICOM’s 50th stats meeting in Curaçao to advance people-centred, climate-ready data.

Read more: www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpop-strengthen...

#DataForDevelopment […]

WorldPop Strengthens Regional Partnerships at CARICOM’s 50th Statistics Meeting in Curaçao WorldPop joined CARICOM leaders in Curaçao to advance people-centred statistics and strengthen regional partnerships supporting resilience and sustainable development.

Data powers resilience. 🌍

WorldPop joined CARICOM’s 50th stats meeting in Curaçao to advance people-centred, climate-ready data.

Read more: www.worldpop.org/blog/worldpo...

#DataForDevelopment #ClimateResilience #GeospatialData

Many states in India rely on old village maps that lack accurate farm boundaries. MSC supported GoI in developing an approach to digitize & georeference these maps for location-based use cases such as crop surveys & precision advisories.​
Read more: tinyurl.com/5ysyhhh2

#GovTech #DataForDevelopment

Making small refinements to the sidebar navigation in Aether to create a smoother, more intuitive user experience.

#AidTransparency #IATI #AIMS #DFMIS #OpenData #DevelopmentFinance #AidData #DataForDevelopment #GovTech #DigitalDevelopment #AccountabilityInAid #OpenAid

An Applied Data Justice Framework How can you put the idea of data justice into practice? This short presentation outlines a conceptual model of data justice and shows how it can be applied, drawing from the open-access journal paper, “Datafication, Development and Marginalised Urban Communities: An Applied Data Justice Framework”

Applying Data Justice

How can you put the idea of #datajustice into practice?

📺 This short presentation outlines a conceptual model of data justice and shows how it can be applied: youtu.be/WEodZscsSUo

#ICT4D #DataForDevelopment

The new date and time of Webinar 2 will be announced soon.

Thank you for your patience and continued engagement as we prepare to deliver an insightful and high-quality experience for the IATI community.

#IATIData #AidTransparency #DataForDevelopment #OpenData #Development

From Data to Impact: Why Data Visualization Matters in Agriculture – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. This blog explores why data alone isn’t enough; what matters is turning it into usable insights. In agriculture, where decisions have lasting impacts, user-friendly tools help farmers and policymakers...

Data drives change only when people can understand and use it. In Ethiopia, livestock data is vast, but turning it into actionable insights was a challenge. DG’s aLIVE program is helping stakeholders visualize and use this data effectively.

Learn more ⬇️

#DigitalAgriculture #DataForDevelopment

Photo of Dr Sarchil Qader leading a population estimation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon

A population estimation workshop was held in Beirut last week with Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics, ministries & UN partners.

With no census since 1932 geospatial modelling can fill major data gaps to guide Lebanon's recovery & planning.

#WorldPop #Lebanon #DataForDevelopment

Photo of Dr Sarchil Qader leading a population estimation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.

A population estimation workshop was held in Beirut last week with Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics, ministries & UN partners.
With no census since 1932 geospatial modelling can fill major data gaps to guide Lebanon's recovery & planning.
#WorldPop #Lebanon #DataForDevelopment

▪️Departmentally Embedded PMU Staff, Horticulture - athenainfonomics.keka.com/careers/jobd...

#Horticulture #AI #DataForDevelopment

Our journey in Africa continues to grow! Since 2013, Athena Infonomics has been a trusted partner in driving data-driven, technology-enabled development, working alongside utilities, institutions and communities.

#AfricaDevelopment #DataForDevelopment #SocialImpact

Agriculture – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. We focus on improving the supply of agriculture data; building user-friendly tools; and supporting governments and the private sector in using data to meet strategic priorities.

Learn more about our expertise in the agriculture sector: developmentgateway.org/expertise/ag...

#DigitalAgriculture #DataForDevelopment #FoodSystems #AgTech

No Statistics, No Deal Statistics are more than numbers; statistics are society’s mirror. Without reliable statistics, democracy falters, markets waver, and citizens lose the means to hold power to account. Reliable figures on growth, jobs, inflation, health, environment and education allow people to judge for themselves, based on impartial evidence rather than political spin. When statistics vanish, speculation fills the gap — and trust disappears. Statistics underpin international scientific cooperation in fields ranging from vaccine innovation to climate research and sustainable development by providing accessible and shared sources of evidence. When their integrity is undermined, mistrust can spread across borders. An attack on statistics and science in one country can quickly become a political export, replicated elsewhere by actors with similar objectives.

Ahead of World Statistics Day (20/10), @isi-official.bsky.social has released an official statement: "No Statistics, No Deal"

In celebration, SSA has a webinar tomorrow, featuring @bharrap.bsky.social + more:

www.statsoc.org.au/event-6365055

#WorldStatisticsDay #DataForDevelopment #TrustInData

Photo of street in Lilongwe, Malawi N J Spicer 2006 CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/9v3jcc

🛰️📊We're piloting AI and satellite data with Malawi’s NSO to update census areas ahead of 2028. Boosting accuracy while cutting costs.

#DataForDevelopment #FundedByFCDO #Malawi #Census2028 #InnovationInStats

🔗 www.worldpop.org/current-proj...

Photo of street in Lilongwe, Malawi N J Spicer 2006 CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/9v3jcc

🛰️📊We're piloting AI and satellite data with Malawi’s NSO to update census areas ahead of 2028. Boosting accuracy while cutting costs.

#DataForDevelopment #FundedByFCDO #Malawi #Census2028 #InnovationInStats

🔗 https://www.worldpop.org/current-projects/fcdo-malawi/

Advancing Wastewater Surveillance and Population Mapping at Dhaka Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Dr Somnath Chaudhuri of WorldPop joins Dhaka stakeholders to advance Gates Foundation-funded wastewater and population modelling research.

Dr Somnath Chaudhuri joined #Dhaka stakeholders last week to boost wastewater surveillance & population mapping. Showing how we support planning for emergency response.🌍📊

#PublicHealth #PopulationData #UrbanHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #DataForDevelopment

www.worldpop.org/blog/advanci...

Photo of Dr Somnath Chaudhuri speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr Somnath Chaudhuri joined #Dhaka stakeholders last week to boost wastewater surveillance & population mapping. Showing how we support planning for emergency response.🌍📊

#PublicHealth #PopulationData #UrbanHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #DataForDevelopment […]

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🌍 #AfricanDebtDatabase #SovereignDebt #Africa #Transparency #PublicFinance #DataForDevelopment #Economics #Research #DevelopmentFinance #DebtTransparency

The Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) initiative shares new research on youth tobacco and nicotine use in the DRC, offering insights on trends, influencing factors, marketing to youth, and cessation efforts among adolescents aged 10–17.

#TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #DataForDevelopment