Devex has reported extensively on the power of data to improve development outcomes.
In June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published the report “Data for Development Profiles,” which emphasized the importance of accurate, open, and transparent data in low- and middle-income countries, both to set policy and to implement projects.
The report showed that donors mostly integrated their official development assistance spending on data and statistics into larger crosscutting programs, with annual allocations from public and private sources worth about $700 million per year — or 0.3% of total aid spending.