Human Development Monitoring Tool http://www.devinfo.org http://www.devinfo.org http://www.devinfo.org/images/di_logo.gif 130 41 DevInfo The Republic of Yemen’s Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, has recently launched DevInfo Yemen 2.0 to help monitor and track the nation’s human development progress. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_97.html The latest release of the DevInfo database software – version 6.0 – was launched in the Asia-Pacific region during a four-day evidence-based decision-making conference held in Siem Reap, Cambodia from 2-5 February 2010. fri, 12 Feb 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_96.html JamStats, a country adaptation of DevInfo containing data on key socio-economic indicators for Jamaica, is being retooled to better assist the Jamaican government in applying a results based management focus to implementing the country’s National Development Plan. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_95.html The Workshop on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Monitoring was held in Beirut, Lebanon from 7-10 December 2009. Organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the workshop drew representatives from 14 national statistics offices across West Asia and North Africa and four international agencies. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_94.html The DevInfo initiative recently had the opportunity to participate in the Second Meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa (StatCom - Africa II) organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_93.html New data from South Africa gives insights into the progress of human development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Wed, 27 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_92.html Following the successful launch of the desktop version of DubaiInfo, the Dubai Statistics Center has launched an online version of the same, to track human development data for Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_91.html The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), in close collaboration with UNDOCO and UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Office, has been undertaking various activities over the past six months to strengthen DevInfo implementation throughout the Arab region. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_90.html A DevInfo 6.0 User and Database Administration workshop was recently held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 7-11 December 2009. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_89.html The National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan, in partnership with the UN system in Bhutan, officially launched BhutanInfo on 3 December 2009 in Thimphu. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_88.html The DevInfo SMS Data Server, which provides access to official UN human development data via Short Message Service (SMS), has been updated with the most recent MDG 2009 and UNICEF’s State of the World Children (SOWC) 2010 data. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_87.html The Gambian Bureau of Statistics (GBOS), in partnership with the UN Country Team (UNCT), is forging ahead with the development of GamInfo 2010. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_86.html At the Fiftieth Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority held in Anguilla from 18 to 20 November 2009, the Authority affirmed its commitment to provide ongoing support for the maintenance, updating and dissemination of the OECSInfo database. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_85.html The MICS Compiler was launched on 20 November 2009 at UNICEF's Global Monitoring and Evaluation Consultation meeting in New York City. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_84.html An UNDAF (United Nations Development Assistance Framework) database training workshop was conducted in Kigali, Rwanda from 16 to 20 November 2009. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_83.html A regional CensusInfo workshop was conducted in Maputo, Mozambique from 10 to 13 November 2009. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_82.html Three sixth-grade students from Williams Elementary School in Flint, Michigan, USA successfully presented their own created DevInfo GameWorks games in Lansing, Michigan on 28 Oct 2009 Mon, 10 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_81.html The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat launched its OECS Info statistical database on 3 November 2009. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_80.html Seychelles aims to be on track towards achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which deal with the world’s main development challenges – by 2015. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_79.html A DevInfo Training of Trainers workshop was recently held at the United Nations’ Staff College training facility in Turin, Italy from 19-23 October 2009. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_78.html The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has just released its October 2009 DevInfo 5.0 Republic of Serbia database online at http://devinfo.stat.gov.rs. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_77.html The Dubai Statistics Center launched DubaiInfo on 18 October 2009 to track human development data for Dubai, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Tue, 29 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_76.html The Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Guyana formally launched GuyD_Info on 15 October 2009, on the occasion of Caribbean Statistics Day. Tue, 23 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_75.html The DevInfo initiative recently had the opportunity to participate in the XXVI International Population Conference organized by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) in collaboration with the Moroccan Government. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_74.html United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat, is organizing a CensusInfo Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Region, in Georgetown, Guyana, from 12 to 15 October 2009. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_73.html As part of the activities leading up to Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October 2009, the Regional Statistics Office of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has launched CARICOMInfo 1.0 online. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_72.html UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Office has launched a new database – MENAInfo 2.0 - in September 2009. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_71.html In August 2009 the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) successfully launched a new adaptation of CensusInfo for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) – the first such adaptation in the Arab world. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_70.html The government of Liberia on 18 September 2009 officially launched LiberiaInfo 2.0 at an elaborate ceremony attended by government officials and representatives from the United Nations and various NGOs. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_69.html