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Release One

Last update: World Bank activity file for Africa, regional, WB, 10 Jan 2020 - 12:03am

The aim of this platform is to provide a comprehensive and representative overview of UN system open data assets. This initial release was launched on 31 March, 2016. The following metrics provide a snapshot of where we have reached along that path:

2977

Datasets

Themes

Organizations

100

Custodians

About the UN System Data Catalog

Add metadata

Organizations are invited to add to and validate collected data. This catalog aims to promote data dissemination in an accessible, timely and coherent way. Coverage includes the UN system’s programme and management data for the benefit of the public and other stakeholders, including senior management and member states. It presents descriptions of datasets; each description is a metadata record. Each dataset included within the catalogue is an identifiable collection of structured data objects unified by some criteria (authorship, subject, scope, spatial or temporal extent...).

Metadata we collect

Explore datasets

Metadata is structured information that describes, explains, locates, or otherwise makes it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource. You can begin your search by selecting one of the following visualizations
and drilling-down:

Organizations

Locations

All public data should be open by default

Source: A World That Counts: Mobilizing the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development

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Insights

In this section we will soon provide examples of visualizations that serve our understanding and insight in key areas of UN system activity. But this is just the start. We encourage you to take these ideas, experiment by extracting insights and suggest other ways of presenting and discovering valuable information. We look forward to receiving feedback on your findings.