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Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected for one purpose have the potential to generate economic and social value in applications far beyond those originally anticipated. But many barriers stand in the way, ranging from misaligned incentives and incompatible data systems to a fundamental lack of trust. World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives explores the tremendous potential of the changing data landscape to improve the lives of poor people, while also acknowledging its potential to open back doors that can harm individuals, businesses, and societies. To address this tension between the helpful and harmful potential of data, this Report calls for a new social contract that enables the use and reuse of data to create economic and social value, ensures equitable access to that value, and fosters trust that data will not be misused in harmful ways.
Overview -- Part 1: Advancing development objectives through data -- Chapter 1: Harnessing the value of data for the poor -- Chapter 2: Data as a force for public good -- Chapter 3: Data as a resource for the private sector -- Part II: Aligning data governance with the social contract -- Chapter 5: Data infrastructure policy: Ensuring equitable access for poor people and poor countries -- Chapter 6: Data policies, laws, and regulations: Creating a trust environment -- Chapter 7: Creating value in the data economy: The role of competition, trade, and tax policy -- Chapter 8: Institutions for data governance: Building trust through collective action -- Part III: Moving toward an integrated national data system -- Chapter 9: Creating an integrated national data system.

xviii, 326 p. : graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references.

9781464816079
9781464816017 (eISBN)
0163-5085