As U.N. member states adopted the 2030 Agenda in 2015 and embraced the use of data to spur global development, a report for The Brookings Institution looks at the challenge of accessing high-quality, timely, accessible data in the countries most in need of development and how big data and artificial intelligence are “key elements” to fostering greater understanding. Pointing to case studies embracing technology, the authors write that as emerging technologies transform the core areas of data collection, analysis and policymaking, practitioners will be able to move toward a results-based approach that is constantly learning. The authors write, “Agenda 2030 has at its disposal a new digital toolkit that is spearheading a data revolution.”
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