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USA sletter de data, verden har brug for
Jumeau Alexis/Shutterstock/Ritzau Scanpix Foto: Jumeau Alexis/Shutterstock/Ritzau Scanpix 2. juni 2025 I de seneste måneder er tusindvis af websider og datasæt blevet fjernet fra den amerikanske regerings hjemmesider. En uformel hær af datareddere er opstået for at downloade, gemme og genudgive vigtige oplysninger, herunder omkring 300.000 datasæt på data.gov, før de går tabt. Men at bevare eksisterende data er kun en midlertidig foranstaltning.
America is erasing the data the world needs
In recent months, thousands of web pages and datasets have been removed from US government websites. An informal army of “data rescuers” has emerged to download, save, and republish vital information, including some 300,000 datasets on data.gov, before it is lost. But preserving existing data is only a temporary measure. The bigger question is how future data – particularly the health and climate data that are essential to guide policy – will be produced and published.
America is erasing the data the world needs
In recent months, thousands of web pages and datasets have been removed from United States government websites. An informal army of “data rescuers” has emerged to download, save and republish vital information, including some 300,000 datasets on data.gov, before it is lost. But preserving existing data is only a temporary measure. The bigger question is how future data — particularly the health and climate data that are essential to guide policy — will be produced and published.
America Is Erasing the Data the World Needs | by Shaida Badiee, Joel Gurin and Claire Melamed - Project Syndicate
From evaluating economic trends to tracking climate change and measuring progress on health, US government data have long played a vital role in guiding policy, both at home and internationally. But the production and reliability of long-standing, widely used US government data sources are now under threat. WASHINGTON, DC – In recent months, thousands of web pages and datasets have been removed from United States government websites.
Reviewing the World Bank’s Analytical Country Classification: An Update
On July 1, we updated the analytical country classification, which groups economies of the world into four categories based on 2012 GNI per capita estimates: low income, lower-middle income, upper-middle income, and high income. This has prompted some questions related to the review of this classification scheme, which we announced late last year and for which we solicited and received your feedback. I thought it would be useful to post an update.
A Review of the analytical income classification
This post originally appeared on Let's Talk Development. The World Bank’s classification of economies as low-, lower-middle-, upper-middle-, or high-income has a long history. Over the years these groupings have provided a useful way of summarizing trends across a wide array of development indicators.
Opinion: Once upon a statistic - why we're calling for gender data impact stories
Together we are weaving the tale of gender data. Like all good stories, this tale features wise characters — pioneers in the field who began the conversation about the importance of collecting and using unbiased data about the lives of girls and women at the Beijing Conference over two decades ago — and brave champions who have continued the work today.
You say you want a data revolution…
Two years ago the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations released its report Now for the Long Term . Looking at the long term challenges facing the world, the commission proposed steps that world leaders can take now to address them. Among their recommendations was the creation of an independent, international agency – dubbed Worldstat – to monitor the quality and use of statistics.
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