Developers can now create web software, mobile apps or Google Motion Charts based on World Bank data.

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Created by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, the institute has announced support from the Omidyar Network and from the World Bank, to help collect evidence globally on the benefits of open data and train senior people who will lead open data initiatives in developing countries.

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When the World Bank even threatened to sue Dr Rosling if he shared their data on global development, he decided to take action.

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The report, which draws on evidence from a wide range of sources such as academic studies or papers published by the World Bank, points out that there is a lack of data gathered specifically to measure impact based on gender.

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