Do We Need a Moonshot for The SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals]?

"Eliminating poverty and hunger are complex challenges that defy simple solutions.  In order to speed the identification and replication of successful efforts transparent and open access to data should be the default, not the exception. This is especially true regarding data on development projects and programs where governments and donor funds often finance overlapping activities, fail to exploit synergies, or do not learn from their predecessor’s efforts.  All this leads to inefficiency and waste, and, at worst, can distort incentives....The good news is that across the world, these principles are already being adopted, and are bearing fruit.  Efforts like the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to open up data from development agencies and the Open Data Charter that encourages greater data sharing by governments can promote increased interaction with business, citizens, and civil society...."