This is a 3-part podcast on new data and, particularly, if and how the private and the public sectors should be working together to advance its use for public good.

The expert is World Bank’s Holly Krambeck. She founded the Development Data Partnership – a coalition between international organizations and the private sector to further responsible use of third-party data in international development.

The hosts are UNESCO’s John Crowley and Iulia Sevciuc.

PART 1: Worries and priorities

This part diagnoses key barriers to using new data in policy and governance. It also debates who are the winners and the losers in a system where the demand, from the public sector and beyond, for new data is so high yet the supply is limited to a handful of private companies.

PART 2: Solutions – big and small

This is a deep look into the big picture changes (regulations and systems) and operational solutions (nascent and in-testing) that hold the promise of boosting use of new data in our collective decision making. Concrete models are provided.

PART 3: Pointers

The last part flags key knowledge gaps the researchers need to close and lessons learned policy makers need to hear so as to move the needle towards more effective use of data for and in public good.