The Cloudera Foundation awards AidData $1,152,000 to expand use of GeoQuery for social impact

Measuring and responding to demand for official statistics

Statistical agencies are prioritizing international development partners over domestic users. How can data producers and funders improve domestic data use?

Good news for rare birds: Development projects that don’t harm the environment

New research evaluating World Bank development projects, including those that pose the most environmental risks, finds no harm to important bird habitats.

Counting on statistics: What can data producers and donors do differently to increase use?

A new report from AidData surveys hundreds of government officials in developing countries to understand what they need to better produce and use official statistics.

USAID roads project sparked—and shifted—economic activity in West Bank

AidData merged high-resolution nighttime lights imagery with precisely-located road improvements to discover how a $900-million investment impacted the Palestinian economy.