World Bank's SABER Program Uses Data to Enhance Life in Developing Countries
The World Bank's SABER program and other initiatives harness data to enhance life in developing countries. From predicting civil unrest to identifying water waste, these projects focus on four key areas: public health, safety, services, and agriculture.
The SABER program collects data to encourage international education policy comparisons. It can also forecast civil unrest and mass atrocities, and identify illegal fishing structures. Network theory techniques, as seen in the 2000 South African cholera outbreak, help trace disease sources.
Crisis maps, deployed in events like the 2012 Haiti earthquake and 2010 Pakistan floods, aid emergency responders and journalists. Premise improves macroeconomic data quality by scraping online price data and collecting it from city residents via a mobile app. In Tshwane, South Africa, a crowdsourced app identified nearly $30 million in wasted water annually.
Collaborations like those between the International Climate Initiative (IKI), UNEP, and ICCT, and the US bank's program in the Philippines, demonstrate the power of data in improving lives. VaxTrac uses fingerprint sensors to track children's vaccinations, while Cipesa monitors health services delivery in Northern Uganda. These initiatives highlight the potential of data in enhancing public health, safety, services, and agriculture in developing countries.
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