

Interactive online forest monitoring and alert system that provides satellite and other layers of datasets.


UK government principles for data ethics framework — useful across a variety of projects.


GSMA Intelligence is the definitive source of mobile industry insights, forecasts and research, used around the world. Our insights cover every mobile operator, network and MVNO in every country worldwide – from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Our team of analysts and experts use their deep understanding of markets, technologies and regulatory issues to identify and understand mobile trends, and form captivating analysis on the topics shaping the mobile industry.

The Mobile Connectivity Index measures the performance of 170 countries against the key enablers of mobile internet adoption. Its objective is to support the efforts of the mobile industry, governments, and the wider international community to deliver on the ambition of universal access to the internet.



The Harvard Dataverse Repository is a free data repository open to all researchers from any discipline, both inside and outside of the Harvard community, where you can share, archive, cite, access, and explore research data. Each individual Dataverse collection is a customizable collection of datasets (or a virtual repository) for organizing, managing, and showcasing datasets.

Real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience including libraries, local health departments, governments, and international travelers.



Online resource to help individuals and organizations define humanitarian problems and successfully develop innovative solutions.

World Food Programme (WFP)’s global hunger monitoring system. It combines key metrics from various data sources – such as food security information, weather, population size, conflict, hazards, nutrition information and macro-economic data – to help assess, monitor and predict the magnitude and severity of hunger in near real-time.

A data standard, designed to improve information sharing during a humanitarian crisis without adding extra reporting burdens.


A view of all IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) data by recipient country or publisher, comparable with latest OECD DAC CRS data.



From Ismael Peña-López, one of the longest-running ICT sites and blogs with many great links and resources.

Blog associated with University of Manchester’s Centre for Development Informatics Blog associated with University of Manchester’s Centre for Development Informatics.


