1. Data as a source of innovation – a view from the World Bank
Data, Digital assets and Platforms for innovation   The World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities UNESCO, July 12&13
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2. My interests in data span - As part of how the Bank works
I work at the Trade & Competitiveness practice at the World Bank and focus on data driven products and services
Founded the World Bank’s Open Finances program a few years ago; one of the Bank’s earliest forays into big data
Keenly interested in data driven entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging countries
What follows is an individual perspective on the state of data innovation at the World Bank and beyond
My interests in data span -
As part of how the Bank works
For analytics
To help promote economic growth
To build partnerships/communities
To support/lead new research areas
To support governments/partners
Write me at on Twitter if you have a question
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3. Today The World Development Report on Digital Dividends
Data innovations in WBG portfolio
Open data
Big data
Digital economy/Economic growth
Business as unusual
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4. #wdr2016

5. Digital transformation
Digital technologies are transforming -
Business
People’s lives
Governments
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6. Uneven dividends Between the digital haves and have nots
Between and within countries – in access and capability
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7. Benefits and risks
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8. Accelerated growth or lower competition?
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9. Expanded opportunities or greater inequality?
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10. Improved service delivery or lower accountability?
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11. Race between technology and complements
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12. Analog foundations of a digital economy
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13. Scenes from our portfolio
Data Innovation at the World Bank Group
Scenes from our portfolio
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14. When we speak of data, we mean…
Big
Beautiful
Open
Things and machines
Innovation
New policies
New business models
New power landscape
New products & services
New tools and skills
New analytics
Opportunities
Economic growth
Competitive advantage
Inequalities
Gaps
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15. Open data at World Bank Group
The World Bank's Open Data Initiative launched in April, 2010, providing free, open and easy access to development data, and challenging the global community to use the data to create new solutions to address poverty
Today, the World Bank's Open Data Catalog includes over 8,000 development indicators for…countries, going back over 50 years, in 5 languages, and is continuously expanding
In addition, it contains searchable databases on projects, finances, procurement and other operational activities
The World Bank Group is considered a leader in the global open data community, and collaborates actively with other agencies and global partnerships
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16. Why open data The traditional benefits Emerging opportunities
Transparency
Accountability
Inclusion
Participation
Engagement
Service delivery
Economic growth
Private sector development
Jobs
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17. What is the economic opportunity
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18. An ecosystem approach Data Policy Capacity Innovation Financing
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19. Open data readiness assessments
Toolkit designed to help governments plan and implement an open government data program, while avoiding common pitfalls
Assessments conducted in 25+ countries including –
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone
Tanzania
Nigeria
Botswana
Rwanda
Ethiopia
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20. Open data for business tool
A methodology to assess the private sector’s current and potential use of government data in various countries
Enormous potential for –
Economic growth
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Inclusion
Jobs
The tool assesses 4 areas relevant to the private sector
Capabilities
High value data
Barriers
Engagements
Pilots at –
Sierra Leone
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21. Big data Measuring the world Understanding the world
Changing the world
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22. Reviving the Great Lakes
Piloting a new approach to measure to monitor progress in conflict affected regions
Apply data and machine learning to better and more quickly understand sectoral, temporal, and spatial dynamics
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23. More projects in different stages of development
Tanzania sectoral performance dashboard
Measuring the innovation capacity of cities
Deriving non-tariff measures through machine learning
Making sense of global urban data
Using geo-spatial data to secure property rights
Many more…

24. Building a data society
Data literacy
Data capacity of entrepreneurs
Data skills in government
Media skills
More

25. Engagement and co-development with data
The World Bank Negawatt challenge
Tools like data dives and hackathons are effective tools to build engagement, establish community, test ideas, and understand data demand
Uganda
Kenya
Zimbabwe
More
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26. A revolution in slow motion
The Bank is a leading proponent of and contributor to the ‘data revolution’ within UN agencies, international organizations, NSOs, and more
Global partnership for sustainable development
There is increasing demand from clients from clients who are overwhelmed by the abundance of data in governance
The Bank recognizes the value of data in achieving better program results
The competitive landscape of development is changing and data is becoming a major differentiator

27. Thank you