Pernilla Näsfors, Development Data SpecialistOpen Aid Partnership, World Bank Innovation Labs
Location Day, Malmö, December 6, 2013
Location of AidPutting Development on the Map
"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by
the actions of human beings."
– Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
World Bank Goals
• Ending Extreme Poverty– Decrease the percentage of people living with less
than $1.25 a day to no more than 3% by 2030
• Promoting Shared Prosperity – Promote income growth of the bottom 40% of the
population in each country
Why is the Location of Aid so important for governments and donors?
• To better understand within-country aid allocation and identify underserved regions
• To better monitor on-the-ground progress of development activities
• To enable donors to better coordinate and harmonize efforts
• To enable visualization of the data and enhance accessibility at the local level
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World Bank Aid Programs Supporting Mapping and Geospatial Initiatives
Mapping for Results
30,000
Different aspects of the project (sectors)
Investment in sector by volume
Sub-national MDG indicators
maps.worldbank.orgProject results profile
Locations of WB financed projects
Open Aid Partnership
www.openaidmap.org
• Strengthen capacity of partner countries to collect, curate and publish development data in an open and accessible format
• Develop an Open Aid Map to visualize the locations of development activities on a common mapping platform
• Build capacity of citizens, civil society and the mediato understand, use and give feedback on open development data
Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, USAID, African Development Bank, Akvo, Development Initiatives, Foundation
Center, InterAction, ONE, Publish What You Fund, UN-Habitat and World Bank Group
Objectives of the Open Aid Partnership
Turning Aid Reporting Upside Down
Bolivia: Country-owned development data at the subnational level
Understanding where donors work
World Bank Group, UNDP, UNOPS, UN-Habitat Operations in the DRC
Using data to track progress on development at a more local level
Data sources: National Statistics Office (NSO). (2011). Malawi Third Integrated Household Survey 2010/2011. Zomba: National Statistics Office. Christian Peratsakis, Joshua Powell, Michael Findley, Justin Baker and Catherine Weaver. 2012.Map author: Qiyang Xu, World Bank Institute
Exciting Citizens About Open Development Data
Data Literacy Bootcamps in
Malawi, Nepal, and Bolivia
Planning, monitoring of public services as well as engaging with citizens requires good data on social infrastructure
Kenya: Accuracy of school and hospital locations below 50%
Comparison of locations of 100 random-sampled health facilities and all primary schools on Kenya Open Data site with satellite imagery:
Exact Match (%) Close Match (%) No Match (%)
Primary School 22.2 30.6 47.2
Health Facility 21.6 28.3 50.1
Senegal, Laos, Togo, Haiti: Roads data often offtrack
Exact Match (%) Close Match (%) No Match (%)
Senegal 0.0 38.4 61.6
Laos 0.0 73.9 26.1
Togo 0.0 89.5 10.5
Haiti 0.0 82.1 17.9
Crowdsourcing Spatial Data on OpenStreetMap
Voluntourists could record road data• Track route with GPS / smart phone• Rate route conditions
Voluntourists could gather location data• Locations of hospital, schools, water points, etc.• App records location, pictures, short survey
"Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is
the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a
decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom."
– Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013