Exploring the private sector role in the SDG data revolution
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2023-11
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The calls for the private sector to participate in the data revolution for sustainable development were followed by their public commitments to contribute to the data revolution and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The need for private sector participation was even more critical in developing countries, where most public statistical systems are less developed, and institutions need more capacity. Since the SDGs were agreed upon, there needs to be more documentation or understanding of how far the private sector’s data-related contributions to public policy in the Global South extend and how private sector data contributes to strategic decision-making related to sustainable development, particularly in the regions of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. No systematic study of contextual factors that might determine success or failure in the Global South has occurred. Therefore, Cepei and LIRNEasia conducted a project to understand the extent to which and how the private sector has contributed to the data revolution, the challenges they face, the enabling factors bringing positive results, and how to scale up.
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DATA REVOLUTION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, GLOBAL SOUTH, GLOBAL