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The subtle ways language shapes us bbc.com/culture/articl… via BBC Culture

For those who have been waiting: September 2020 global poverty update from the World Bank: New annual poverty estimates using the revised 2011 PPPs blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/septe… via World Bank Data World Bank

We estimate that an additional 88 million people will live in extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and that this number could rise to 115 million under the COVID-19-downside scenario blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/updat… via @worldbank World Bank Data

Wisely said, as always

We talk to experts from government; multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, and foundations to discuss their own experiences and insights on effective #DataGovernance. Join us on Oct 21, Wednesday 8:30 am EST, at the 2020 #UNDataForum: wrld.bg/tKcq50BXugF

Telling new stories about the SDGs: powerful new visuals ! Proud of our team: Florina Pirlea, Umar Serajuddin, Divyanshi Wadhwa, Matthew Welch, Andrew Whitby & those who contributed Tariq Khokhar Global Partnership UN World Data Forum World Bank Data

A New Year’s Wish: Invest in Data cgdev.org/blog/new-years…

Just like an independent central bank is best placed to protect the value of the country’s monetary currency, an independent national statistical office is best placed to create value from the country’s informational currency: data. blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/navig… via @worldbank

Free exchange – In poor countries, statistics are both undersupplied and underused economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Brilliant insights Tim Harford Why bad times call for good data ft.com/content/78e429… World Bank Data #wdr2021

"We're all digital companies now" says @angelaachao, capping off a discussion on digital transformation, sustainability, and business leadership in 2021 at #SupChinaWomen with Michelle Ng PillsburyLaw, @fuhaishan Lu Zhang and Veronica Chou go.supchina.com/2021-womens-co…

The World Bank's Junior Professional Associates program is now open again for applications. I think this is much less known that the Young Professionals Program, but offers a 2-year position for those with undergrad degree who are 28 or younger. worldbank.org/en/about/caree…

Ground data is increasingly important to support the impact of #AI and #BigData. On October 6 join experts Talip Kilic, Hamed Alemohammad, Jess Bollinger, Haishan Fu, Dominik Rozkrut, & Keith Ahumuza at our session at the #UNDataForum. Register to join virtually: wrld.bg/v9hS50GiWMU

Refreshing voice !

I was delighted to launch the Global Data Facility at UN World Data Forum recently. Hosted by World Bank the new fund will mobilize and coordinate donor support for #data and statistics priorities. Watch the launch: wrld.bg/vefw50GtkuN Learn more: wrld.bg/TpAg50Gtkkv

Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician World Bank, Paula Reed Lynch, Director, Office of Policy & Resources Planning @Stateprm and Björn Gillsäter, Head Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement in Kenya to see how data can improve lives for forcibly displaced people. World Bank Data UNHCR Partnerships and Coordination #Refugees

Update to World Bank global poverty numbers: (a) 113 new surveys (total now >2100), (b) Regional poverty rates for 2020 & 2021 (when enough population coverage). blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/march… Details: documents.worldbank.org/en/publication… Data: pip.worldbank.org/home World Bank Data World Bank Poverty

Did you know that data-driven approaches can help farmers make better decisions and optimize crop yields? Read the latest blog by @WBG_Agriculture director Martien Van Nieuwkoop and World Bank Chief Statistician Haishan Fu. wrld.bg/NYV550NF1jA

Check out World Bank Group’s NEW #SDGAtlas - informing #development with #data through compelling stories and immersive #dataviz. datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas/

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