USAID is committed to improving evaluation and data quality to ensure that evidence informs decisions and policies, and improves programs. The Agency has made significant progress over the past five years and is being recognized for these efforts.
Tag archives for Data
Online to On the Ground: How Students in Virginia Supported Nepal Earthquake Recovery
Turning Data into Action
Filling the Void: Thinking About Limited Data in the Developing World
How Progress Works: A Disappointing Microbicides Trial and Why We’re Not Discouraged
Back to the drawing board: The FACTS 001 trial, a study to test whether tenofovir gel could prevent HIV infection, did not confirm the gel’s effectiveness. While these results are disappointing, USAID is supporting the development of many other promising solutions, including vaginal rings and long-acting injectables.
Are you using USAID’s data? We want to hear about it!
10 Ways the U.S. Government is Fighting Global Climate Change (that you’ve never heard about)
In Progress: How USAID is increasing transparency and modernizing information
On May 9, 2013, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order #13642 “Making Open & Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information.” The Executive Order was accompanied by the Office of Management and Budget’s Open Data Policy (M-13-13), which provides guidance on implementing the Executive Order, while maintaining protections for national and operational security, and individual privacy.
