Development Data Platform

1. Development Data Platform Vilas Mandlekar DECDG e-DevelopmentThematic Group March 24, 2005

2. Agenda • What is the Development Data Platform (DDP)? • What is its relevance to countries, e-development, regional organizations ? • Quick demo of DDP • Q & A

3. What is DDP ? • DDP is a web based platform for data analysis, presentation and dissemination, released in November 2004 • Successor to the SIMA family of applications, which are still used in the Bank and outside, but will be phased out • DDP is used in the Bank as a data service • Retrieve and report both time series (macro) and survey (micro) data • Prepare web reports, charts and maps • Powerful features to customize and manage reports • Secured access • Query system and data repository

4. What is DDP ? • DDP can become part of any business process requiring data dissemination/monitoring and analysis • Built primarily for development data/statistics, for use in the Bank and also by development practitioners • Side benefit of DDP • It is a software tool or a product • Can be given to any country/organization for use with their own data

5. What is DDP ? • Data content -- DDP designed for storing and accessing • Multi-dimensional data (Examples: Time series (macro) or Survey (micro) data) • DDP currently has time series data on socio-economic, trade, finance etc. for many countries /sub-national entities (Examples) • Source notes, footnotes, methodological notes • Survey data – i.e. responses to survey questionnaires (Examples) • Meta data, questionnaire descriptions, other documents

6. What is DDP ? • DDP Features • DDP is web based – currently on the intranet and internet • Provides data publishing and dissemination features by other units in the Bank [Examples] • Reports, charts and maps can be prepared by users and saved in DDP [Examples] • Analysis –growth rates, trends, custom indicators etc.

7. What is DDP ? • DDP Features (cont’d) • Branding -- Other units can put their data into DDP and use DDP engine for dissemination and creating their “own” departmental data site [Examples] • Integrates with other systems • Provides significant cost savings in publishing data reports/charts/maps on the web by content experts • Search on surveys by topics/countries, survey data download [Examples] • Security • Bank staff use the passkey to access DDP • External secured access • Security mechanism for survey

8. What is its relevance ? • Experience with SIMA as a development data repository • Tremendous appetite amongst Bank staff and development practitioners for data • Usage stats – 45% of external traffic to the Bank is for data (Chart) • Numbers speak louder than descriptions • Establish targets for development indicators as in MDGs • DDP can help in monitoring progress on development indicators • DDP can be a tool for data dissemination in countries. Legislations in countries require data dissemination • Statistical capacity building

9. In conclusion.. • DDP is a data service • DDP is a solution for data access and dissemination • Since its release in Nov 2004 • Used in ICT, AFR, DECRG, LAC, ECA and DECPG for disseminating their data • QEDS was released in partnership with IMF • MDG tool for data monitoring • External demand -- in discussion with AfDB for implementation of DDP

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