Open Data for Development — Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data

"Open Data for Development is a global partnership of more than 65 institutions eager to advance the creation of locally-driven and sustainable open data ecosystems in developing countries. It focuses on building up the supply of quality open data and improving the use of that data by leaders in government, civil society, the media and business so that it furthers public interest and improves peoples’ lives.

Funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), World Bank, Global Affairs Canada and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), OD4D works with leading open data organizations to create knowledge and inform policies, standards, innovation and research in Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. OD4D's focus in 2014-16 has been on helping developing-country governments, entrepreneurs and civil society create a global action plan to harness open data for development and to manage national data initiatives...."