"Development data" by @OpenDevToolkit
People + orgs working with development data
The latest @WorldBankGroup #EAPUpdate finds that #AI is most effective at supporting jobs that require complex thinking and judgment, yet only 13% of jobs in East Asia and Pacific fall into this category, compared to 39% in advanced economies. Learn more: worldbank.org/en/publication…
Some Chinese grants to the DRC rise and fall with copper prices. 📊⛏️
The 2024 Sicomines amendment includes $324M in annual grants that drop to zero if copper hits $5,200/ton and rise 30% above $12,000.
Could price-linked grants become a template? 🤔aiddata.org/publications/dem…
Only about 23% of workers in economies impacted by fragility, conflict or violence (FCV) were in salaried employment in 2025, compared with 47% across other economies overall.
See what the 2026 World Bank Group Scorecard update reveals: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Firms in high-income economies innovate more—and productivity is more evenly distributed.
28% introduced a new product or process, vs. 16% in low- and lower-middle-income economies.
What the first complete global Enterprise Surveys cycle reveals: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
🎓 Are you or your organisation a key player in the fact-checking ecosystem? This course is for you.
The ecosystem is evolving, and the players need to be proactive rather than reactive.
Learn how to develop an approach to continuity that combines risk awareness, planning, and day-to-day strategies to keep your organisation running through disruptions.
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🚨 What if a trusted news brand appeared to confirm something it never reported?
Our investigation, False Witness, examines how fake attributions, old footage, and repeated claims can make misinformation look credible in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
👉🏾 Read more: cfa.fyi/4k82KxE
Poverty.
Food security.
Jobs.
Governance.
Energy.
Agriculture.
Innovation.
The October 2026 World Development Indicators update brings new and revised data across the development agenda.
See what’s new and explore the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
This Saturday, @AidData and partners IIC, Whole of Government, and @CGA_WM welcomed 100+ friends to a @williamandmary Homecoming bash!
Our last before moving to Gates Hall, we can’t wait for what’s next in our new home! 🎉
Learn more: wm.edu/sites/aiddata/
Cities can connect workers to more firms, occupations, and opportunities.
But when housing and transport costs absorb the urban wage premium, density stops delivering on its promise.
Good urban planning is also jobs policy: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #WBGAtlas
Did you know that data sharing initiatives can generate an estimated US$5 in social returns for every dollar invested.
But realizing that value takes more than APIs and platforms.
Check our five-part roadmap for turning government data into public value: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
🎉 Strengthening civil society with data skills!
#ODC conducted a #DataLiteracy Training Workshop in Phnom Penh for 18 participants working on coastal livelihoods & economic governance. Equipped with tools to analyze & interpret data for better community outcomes!📊
#SCAEG #CSO
🎓 Join us at Code for Africa as an Instructional Designer!
Are you passionate about MOOCs, instructional design, and leveraging technology to create impactful learning experiences?
Code for Africa (CfA) is hiring a mid-level instructional designer to develop interactive e-learning content for academy.AFRICA.
📅 Apply by 30 October 2026: cfa.fyi/0w6wdYv
Relayée par des militants pro-AES, une rumeur recyclée a connu une forte propagation sur les réseaux sociaux en juin 2026 générant des milliers d'interactions sur TikTok et Facebook
Cette enquête met en lumière une forme subtile de désinformation
Lien ici: cfa.fyi/wzA7I26
The latest @WorldBankGroup #EAPUpdate finds that #AI is most effective at supporting jobs that require complex thinking and judgment, yet only 13% of jobs in East Asia and Pacific fall into this category, compared to 39% in advanced economies. Learn more: worldbank.org/en/publication…
The food sector already sustains 1.3 billion jobs globally. As food demand grows it could create millions more.
#WBGAgriConnect is helping 300M farmers grow their businesses by 2030, opening up more opportunities for jobs and investment. Explore how: worldbank.org/en/news/immers…
Only about half of women ages 15–64 are engaged in income-generating work—around 30 percentage points below men.
That gap has barely changed since 1990.
The Atlas of Global Development 2026 looks beyond the global average: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #WBGAtlas
Yesterday, AidData staff past and present joined 250+ guests to dedicate Gates Hall at @williamandmary, our upcoming home.
We can’t wait to see what we build together here. 👀
news.wm.edu/2026/10/22/wm-de…
🤖 Made with AI
Growth in South Asia is expected to increase to 6.9% this year, with strong domestic demand keeping the region resilient to global shocks. But the region needs new drivers of growth such as AI to create more jobs.
More in the latest #SouthAsiaUpdate:
rb.gy/435csy
The HDX Data Grids organize critical crisis data into 6 categories and 19 sub-categories, focusing on locations with Humanitarian Needs and Response Plans.
Bookmark our overview to see data availability across contexts & click on each country for details: data.humdata.org/dashboards/…
Poverty.
Food security.
Jobs.
Governance.
Energy.
Agriculture.
Innovation.
The October 2026 World Development Indicators update brings new and revised data across the development agenda.
See what’s new and explore the data: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
‼️ Online threats are evolving. So is the support available to fight them.
From trolling and doxxing to hacking, spyware, and disinformation, TrustLab Digital Helplines provide free and confidential support for CSOs and CBOs:
📌 Report and document online abuse
📌 Respond to cyberattacks and security incidents
📌 Investigate digital threats
📌 Strengthen digital safety and resilience
Need help? Get support today: cfa.fyi/gFsIhqt
Detect. Defend. Disrupt.
#TrustLabKE
60%+ of intra-African trade is manufactured goods.
Yet Africa's exports to the world remain dominated by raw commodities.
Trading more within #Africa = retaining more economic value within Africa.
📘 Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs: openknowledge.worldbank.org/…
Girls outperform boys on health and education in 101 of 145 countries with sex-disaggregated HCI+ data.
Yet men have higher overall human capital once employment and work experience are counted.
The gap opens after school: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
A chatbot that answers one prompt correctly can still fail by turn 4.
Context drift. Missing citations. Wrong tool selection.
Using DeepEval, we built a reusable framework to test LLM assistants across realistic multi-turn conversations.
How it works: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
🔐 Security and privacy must be built into digital tools by design
⏮️ At the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) 2026 in Mauritius, Code for Africa’s security evangelist, Samaila Atsen Bako, spoke in depth about why data privacy, strong account security, and responsible data use must be priorities, not optional features.
Here’s one key insight from the session 👇
⚡ Powered by the digital democracy initiative
Au nord de la Côte d'Ivoire, des vidéos et des enregistrements audio alarmistes mettant en garde contre des attaques se propagent dans les groupes WhatsApp.
Les mêmes contenus sont réutilisés d'un village à l'autre, seul le nom du lieu change afin de semer la peur.
En savoir plus sur ADDO : cfa.fyi/F1gxMiI
IATI retweeted
🌍 Public finance. Private finance. International finance.
How can these resources deliver countries’ development priorities?
Join UNDP and the Government of Spain for a dialogue on Financing the #SDGs.
📅 27–29 October
📍 Learn more and register now: go.undp.org/xPD
In 2024, 38.9% of people in economies impacted by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) lived on <US$3 a day, compared with 10.1% globally.
Progress has been made—but much more slowly.
Five takeaways from the 2026 World Bank Group Scorecard update: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
@AidData is delighted to see our newly collected data on Chinese debt refinancings and restructurings being used in the @RockefellerFdn's new “Growth and Investment Reset” policy proposal.
See more 👉rockefellerfoundation.org/re…
Food insecurity remains a major concern in Eastern and Southern Africa, where an estimated 62 million people are in need of assistance.
Conditions are especially critical in Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, where credible risks of famine persist: worldbank.org/en/brief/2023/…
Global disaster databases can miss smaller, frequent shocks.
Across the same countries and years, survey data captured US$5.1 billion more in drought and flood damage—and +4x people affected.
Why household surveys matter for measuring crop losses: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Help shape how the Plus Alliance uses AI
@Code4Africa's TechLab is hiring a full-time AI Solutions Architect to be the first dedicated hire for a new AI solutions hub within the AI Sandbox.
You'll build and maintain AI-enabled tools and workflows, starting with Business Development and expanding to teams across the alliance. Reporting to the CTO, you'll help set the standards others build on, supported by our in-house data and AI teams.
📅 Applications close on 23 October: cfa.fyi/gu2wmOW
🤳🏾 Social Media Viral Storytelling Course
Mastering viral storytelling is a critical skill for content creators, brands, journalists, marketers, and anyone looking to amplify their message in a crowded digital space.
With no prior experience, you can learn to maximise your social media presence with expert guidance.
👉🏾 Enrol today: cfa.fyi/Pl1NKHT
Despite having a Gini coefficient of around 50, poverty in #LAC has from 50% to 30%, but progress has stagnated.
Explore the data in our Regional Poverty & Inequality Update—summarized in our blog post: wrld.bg/1SeA50SFgYB
También en español: wrld.bg/762W50SFhas
Once it went public, Uganda’s Parliament called for the Finance Minister to resign and face prosecution.
W&M undergrads get to do research of consequence like this with 2,100+ media citations to show for it.
Join us for Homecoming, Sat Oct 24, at Swem Library 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Too much data, not enough insight? The @WorldBankGroup’s #Data360 consolidates global development data into one powerful, easy-to-use platform, helping governments, researchers, and partners around the world turn complex data into meaningful outcomes.
data.worldbank.org/
World Bank Data retweeted
The Global AI & Digital Summit 2026 is underway in Seoul!
Leaders and innovators are exploring how AI and digital technology can boost productivity, expand opportunity, and create better jobs in developing countries.
Follow along and watch live: bit.ly/47IF34U
71% of surveyed frontier firms in emerging markets now use #AI.
And half of adopters say they started in 2025.
But adoption does not always mean transformation. Many firms are still experimenting or deploying AI on a limited scale.
New @IFC_org survey: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
⚖️ Can political loyalty become a test of belonging?
🇰🇪 In Kenya, rhetoric around support for President William Ruto has sparked fresh online debate about ethnicity, exclusion, and who belongs in the Rift Valley.
Our latest investigation examines how political remarks and misleading captions can deepen ethnic tensions online.
👉🏾 Read the full investigation: cfa.fyi/CFEQTQ8
⚠️ New HDX Signal: Afghanistan faces severe acute food insecurity, with 15.9 million people in IPC Phase 3 or above between September and October 2026, according to @theIPCinfo.
Sign up: data.humdata.org/signals
⚖️ ODC joined the 2026 Law Career Fair to inspire law students on how open data, transparency, and tech drive accountability in Cambodia! 📊✨
#LawCareerFair2026 #OpenData #Cambodia #ODC
What if you could discover the world’s development data with one click? Now you can! #Data360, the @WorldBankGroup's flagship data hub is live!
Discover 10,000+ indicators and get the insights you need: data.worldbank.org/ | #DataMeetsDevelopment
We asked AI to read building energy laws in 119 cities. Not summarize them, but answer 60 legal questions per city, cite the exact provision and say “insufficient evidence” when needed.
Then another model—and humans—checked every answer.
See what worked: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Review what happened in our #WBGMeetings in Bangkok here! 👇
Weekly Update: #WBGMeetings recap
➡️ Jobs, Capital, Technology: The Plenary Playbook
➡️ Local Jobs, Smarter Tools: Small AI in Action
➡️ Ajay Banga Takes Civil Society's Questions
➡️ Data Is the New Collateral
➡️ $112 Billion Mobilized. What Comes Next?
🔗 bit.ly/4825PFz 🔗
September commodity prices, in numbers:
Energy: +25.7%
Crude oil: +21.2%
Natural gas: +15.3%
Food: +3.8%
Precious metals: −1.9%
Gold: −2.1%
The latest @WorldBankGroup Pink Sheet: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
📢 We're #hiring | Are you passionate about MOOCs, instructional design, and leveraging technology to create impactful learning experiences?
Code for Africa (CfA) is hiring a mid-level instructional designer to develop interactive e-learning content for academy.AFRICA.
📅 Apply by 30 October: cfa.fyi/0w6wdYv
🎓 We’re hiring!
Join Code for Africa as an Instructional Designer and help journalists and citizens across Africa build digital skills through engaging, interactive courses on academy.AFRICA.
🔗 Apply by 30 October: cfa.fyi/0w6wdYv
Great to see The ONE Campaign launch the 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 🎉 📈
The new AI platform represents a major step forward in reducing the fragmentation of development finance data 👏Pleased to be working with ONE to integrate #IATI data
Le 22 mai 2026, le président Faye a limogé le Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko et dissous le gouvernement après des mois de tensions liées à l’orientation économique et aux négociations avec le FMI.
Dès le 23 mai, des publications ont commencé à dépeindre Faye comme une « marionnette de la France ».
Qui était à l’origine de la diffusion de ce discours, et comment s’est-il propagé au-delà des frontières du Sénégal ?
👉🏾 En savoir plus sur ADDO : cfa.fyi/p8MMbvQ
Satellite fire detections in South-East Asia from 9 to 15 October 2026, according to @NASA_FIRMS data. Indonesia accounted for 72 per cent and Papua New Guinea 27 per cent.
Explore the data on HDX: data.humdata.org/dataset/nas…
Only about half of women ages 15–64 are engaged in income-generating work—around 30 percentage points below men.
That gap has barely changed since 1990.
The Atlas of Global Development 2026 looks beyond the global average: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #WBGAtlas
Watch Ajay at #WBGMeetings on how digitalization is opening new pathways to finance for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). Full replay: live.worldbank.org/en/event/…
The geography of poverty has shifted: Once centered in East Asia, now 2/3 of the global poor live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Take a closer look at how inequality and fragility impact progress in three insightful charts: wrld.bg/NLpH50Z5z43 #EndPoverty
Should the world replace the extreme poverty line with a much higher threshold?
Doing so would change not just how poverty is measured, but whose deprivation receives the most attention.
Three reasons to retain an extreme poverty benchmark: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #EndPoverty
#ODC joined the #EITI2026 Global Conference in Brussels (8–9 Oct), exploring how reliable open data can strengthen #Transparency, build trust, and empower communities to understand natural resource decisions and hold decision-makers accountable 🌐📊
#OpenData #CriticalMinerals
Our latest @WorldBankGroup poverty update revises the 2024 global extreme poverty rate down by 0.3 pp—from 10.4% to 10.1%.
That equals about 22.5 million fewer people than previously estimated.
What changed and why in our new PIP update: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend… #EndPoverty
Caribbean statistical systems are improving, but the region still trails its income peers.
Across eight Caribbean countries, the average Statistical Performance Indicator score rose from 42.8 in 2016 to 60.1 in 2024.
What needs to happen next: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
📢 #JobOpportunities at #ODC!
We’re hiring for 3 positions:
🔹 #MEAL Officer (Deadline:30 Nov 2026)
🔹 Business Development Intern (Deadline:31 Oct 2026)
🔹 Communications and Fundraising Intern (Deadline:31 Oct 2026)
👉 Learn more and apply: opendevelopmentcambodia.net/…
#Internship
How can data & digital innovation help businesses access finance, grow, and create jobs? Discover how smarter solutions can unlock their potential as 1.2 billion people reach working age in developing economies over the next decade. #WBGMeetings
👉 live.worldbank.org/en/event/…
71% of surveyed frontier firms in emerging markets now use #AI. And half of adopters say they started in 2025.
But adoption does not always mean transformation. Firms are still experimenting or deploying AI on a limited scale.
New @IFC_org survey: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Nearly one in five people worldwide are estimated to be at high risk from climate hazards.
The new PARCH map lets you explore where exposure to floods, droughts, heatwaves and cyclones overlaps with poverty and other vulnerabilities.
Explore the map: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
#ODC and the #PrayutersLibraryProgram joined UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2026 in Paris, highlighting the need for safe, inclusive AI in education that protects children’s data, supports local languages, and works with limited internet access🌐🤖
#AIinEducation #DigitalInclusion
Intake is open; enrol today!
🍀 Learn how to investigate climate disinformation, counter false claims, and educate your audience!
Register here👉🏾 : plus.fyi/gJMyE6y
🌍 New course: Investigating Climate Disinformation!
Explore how false climate narratives spread in East Africa and build skills to identify and analyse manipulated climate information across platforms, including social media and private messaging channels where false claims thrive unchecked.
🔗 Enrol today: plus.fyi/gJMyE6y
🤳🏾 Across seven African countries, 763 digital-native news organisations collectively report 366 million social-media followers.
That figure is not a count of unique people, but it shows their potential reach. The median reported staff size is only 11.
🔎 Read: cfa.fyi/CFEQTQ8
See you tomorrow at #LawCareerFair2026! ⚖️💼
📅 17 October | 1:00–5:00 PM
📍 The Factory Phnom Penh, Booth #7
Visit ODC’s booth to explore opportunities and bring your CV and cover letter to apply!
#CareerOpportunities #TheBluePrint #ODC
In 2024, 38.9% of people in economies impacted by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) lived on <US$3 a day, compared with 10.1% globally.
Progress has been made—but much more slowly.
Five takeaways from the 2026 @WorldBankGroup Scorecard update: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
AidData began as an honors thesis at @williamandmary in 2003. Since then, 2,000+ W&M students have joined our team, and our research has been cited 2,100 times by outlets like the @BBC.
Join us Sat Oct 24, 12:30pm!
Free music, drinks + appetizers 🎶🍴
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
#AI adoption is widespread. Deep adoption is not.
Among surveyed firms using AI internally, 57% are still experimenting or deploying it on a limited scale. Just 10% have embedded it across core processes.
What’s keeping firms from moving further?: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
