From data to decisions: Improving data use in governments Unlock data in government: How decision making and policy in developing countries can be boosted by embedded data-driven support.

Ahead of our Data for Development event on 17 June feat. @clairemelamed.bsky.social @timdobermann.bsky.social & others as part of #LSEFestival our Zambia senior country manager outlines the challenges of data in developing countries & what a demand-first strategy looks like.

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How to navigate the data jungle in emerging economies - LSE Business Review Governments in developing countries often don’t lack data. They simply struggle to use it.

Digital transformation and #AI are sold as engines of inclusive #growth.

But how #data is collected, stored and used can mean the difference between success and failure.

@timdobermann.bsky.social‬ and Shahrukh Wani @theigc.bsky.social‬ discuss what governments are missing on @lsebr.bsky.social‬

Blue economics: Why the ocean matters for development Oceans regulate climate and support life, yet face poor governance. Explore how economists can play a role to prevent crises and protect marine ecosystems.

The ocean is not a blue backdrop to terrestrial growth. My article with Sugandha Srivastav on why our oceans matter.

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Unorthodox policies for unorthodox times - from 2018 to 2025 IGC’s Director of Research reflects on his blog series from 2018, on how the world and the policy priorities have changed today, and how human capital, productivity growth, and institutions remain as ...

7️⃣ years ago, we explored the state of the world - trade fragmentation, climate change, geopolitical instability...

Our biggest oversight? #AI

What must policymakers prioritise in an uncertain world?
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Unorthodox policies for unorthodox times - from 2018 to 2025 IGC’s Director of Research reflects on his blog series from 2018, on how the world and the policy priorities have changed today, and how human capital, productivity growth, and institutions remain as ...

A confluence of trends -- trade disruption, conflict, climate change, AI -- poses new challenges for today's developing countries.

Here are some thoughts based on conversations with LSE's Francesco Caselli.

www.theigc.org/blogs/ideas-... @theigc.bsky.social

We fail to grasp the sheer speed of innovation in grid-scale storage.

The notion of renewables + storage is often regaled as a story for the 2030s. This is used as an argument to delay cheap solar and wind. I think that is a mistake.

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