9th February 2016

Meeting: Stakeholders Working Together for a Data Revolution in Kenya

The first National Forum on Harnessing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, or “Data Forum” as it has come to be known, was held at the […]
12th January 2016

Building Resilience Through Better Coordination: Lessons From Boston & Surat

Over the past few weeks, we have explored key elements of Resilience in Disaster Risk Reduction. The vital role played by data and information was the first in this […]
31st December 2015

The Data Revolution in the Context of the Developmental State

In our first post of the series, we established our compound working definition for ‘developmental state’ as we explore the context within which a data revolution […]
21st December 2015
A poor neighbourhood shows the damage after an earthquake measuring 7 plus on the Richter scale rocked Port au Prince Haiti just before 5 pm, January 12, 2009.

Interdependence: An Imperative Consideration for Better Data Coordination in Resilience Building

  “Because everything is interconnected-a massive system of systems-a single disruption often triggers another, which exacerbates the effects of the first, so that the original shock […]
3rd December 2015

Making Resilience Real in Africa

According to the World Bank, the African continent is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world. However in the same breath, United […]
15th September 2015

The Data Revolution; Leave No Women Behind.

“The revolution and women’s liberation go together. We do not talk of women’s emancipation as an act of charity or out of a surge of human […]