World Bank looks to expand its open data initiative to reach wider audience - The Economic Times

Use the link to access the interview introduced as follows: "World Bank, a global financial institution whose official mandate is to reduce global poverty, decided to throw open its rich database. This initiative meant anyone can now access 8,000 plus time series indicators for more than 200 countries for free. In an email interaction with The Economic Times, Neil Fanton, manager of Development Data Group for the World Bank explains more about the initiative. World Bank's open data attracted 3.7 million visitors in the first year. Can you please share current numbers with more than 30 months after the data was thrown open? Traffic continues to grow, as of October 2012, the site has attracted 17 Million visits and over the last 6 months, averaged 740,000 visits per month ..."