DEC Development Data Group - Knowledge Hub

Key Publications

Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 SDGs.
Data Blog

The Data Blog creates an online dialogue for development issues, recent trends, and data on topics ranging from satellite measurements, and survey analysis to fertility rates, migration, and energy.
ICP (International Comparison Program) Reports

Reports for each recent ICP cycle provide results and analyses together with overviews and methodology, governance, coverage, the history of the program.

International Debt Report

The International Debt Report (formerly International Debt Statistics) features external debt statistics and analysis for low- and middle-income countries.
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report

The World Bank’s Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity.
World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives

World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives explores the tremendous potential of the changing data landscape to improve the lives of poor people.

Open Learning Campus (OLC) Courses

ArcGIS Desktop Fundamentals (Archived Face-to-Face learning)
This course introduces users to ArcGIS Desktop, a geographic information system (GIS) that is used for creating geospatial maps and other graphics, compiling geographic data, and analyzing geospatial information.
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Data for Better Lives: A New Social Contract
With this course, explore the 2021 World Development Report (WDR) and how data can be used for advancing development outcomes. Learn about the principles of a new social contract for data and data governance needed to transform lives for the poor.
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Food Prices for Nutrition: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet and other Indicators
This Food Prices for Nutrition self-paced eLearning course trains users on the construction of diet cost and affordability indicators which focus on access to a healthy diet and other dietary standards.
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Fundamentals of Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs)
Upon completing the course, the participants will be able to comprehend the key PPP concepts and data requirements; understand the ICP program; connect PPPs with their uses and applications; and grasp basics of PPP calculation methods and processes.
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Global Data Facility Video Series: Putting Innovative Data to Work in Crisis Contexts
Watch this online course to gain practical knowledge based on the World Bank’s experience in using geospatial and other ICT tools to collect a broad range of data, which is crucial for reaching development impacts in FCV contexts.
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Remote Training on Phone Surveys
This training covers each stage of the phone survey life cycle, including questionnaire design, sampling design, use of Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing, and remote data quality monitoring.