World Bank's Open Data Initiative

World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick speaks about the Bank's new open data initiative.
For more: data.worldbank.org

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[hrosling]

Bob Zoellick did the right thing! The World Bank leaves the old fashion habit of selling public data for a free access that meets modern expectations. Most important is that organisations and companies can redistribute the data in innovative formate to a range of user groups. By this increased use weaknesses in the data will be identified and the feedback will improve collection and should help add resources to statistics! Stat is hot today!

Hans Rosling, Gapminder Foundation

[Sethernis]

This is absolutely crucial for the development of the world, and even for a layman and a casual student like myself who's very curious on how the world *really* looks. I'll definitely take part in the app challenge, as Hans Rosling says, we're usually pretty bad at the last 8 cm (from eye to brain) and we better change that!

//From Sweden.

[saijai587]

Thank you for world bank open data.

[kopi5896]

This video is very useful.

[minami935]

Thank you for sharing.

[BigWhistleBlower]

I suggest reading "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"

[Jeng-Chyang Syu]

A good start

[Kyra D. Gaunt, Ph.D.]

Thank you @hrosling for leading the way at TED!! From a TED Fellow who loves your talks and shared with my students.

[glenncat9]

what's the incentive for WB to do this?

and i mean beyond altruism and trying to look a 'good guy'

[Pierre Januário]

Excelente iniciativa do BIRD. Há tempos busco formatar um conjunto de indicadores para DEL , mas que possam ser comparados com outras localidades. Creio que a partir dos indicadores apresentados poderemos buscar contextualizar as características locais. Creio que o grande desafio será trazer dados municipais ao BD.

Abraços.

Pierre Januáro (Brasil)

[kanjizaibosatsugyo]

I love this, I think this is the start of something big! :O