Announcing USAID’s Open Data Policy | USAID Impact

"I am pleased today to announce the release of USAID’s policy on Development Data, known as Automated Directives System 579 (ADS 579).  In an era of unprecedented openness in government, ADS 579 is USAID’s first ever open data policy, providing a framework for systematically collecting Agency-funded data in a central repository, structuring the data to ensure usability and making the data public, while ensuring rigorous protections for privacy and security ..."