Human Development Monitoring Tool http://www.devinfo.org http://www.devinfo.org http://www.devinfo.org/images/di_logo.gif 130 41 DevInfo The Government of India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) officially released the latest version of India’s national socio-economic database – DevInfo India 3.0 – on 27 December 2011. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/india_releases_latest_national_Socio_economic_database.html The National Council for Childhood and Adolescence (CONANI) in the Dominican Republic has recently launched a new database – CONANIInfo - that provides the necessary statistical information in order to track country progress towards fulfilling the rights of children and adolescents. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Dominican_Republic_launches_CONANIInfo.html The Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the Government of Honduras has launched a new database system - Info JEM - to disseminate relevant data on youth employment and workforce migration in Honduras. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/honduras_tracking_unemployment_workforce.html The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Viet Nam organized a three-day workshop in Hanoi from 30 November to 2 December 2011 to equip participants in using DevInfo database technology for monitoring the new UN One Plan for Viet Nam. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Viet_Nam_monitoring_UN_One_Plan.html A training delegation from the DevInfo Support Group visited the Russian Federation from 7 – 11 November 2011 to discuss ways of using DevInfo technology to better support the statistical data management needs of various national organizations and institutions. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/russian_federation_devinfo_implementation.html The 2011 DevInfo Webinar series, currently in its final month, complements face-to-face training and online e-learning courses on DevInfo and further provides insight into on-going projects and best practices in the field. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Devinfo_Webinar_Series_2011.html The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) has released the latest data on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for all member states. The database, produced with support from UNICEF, is now available online at http://www.devinfo.info/mdginfo2011/. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/MDG_2011_data_online.html On 24 November 2011, the Government of Djibouti officially launched Djibouti DevInfo, a national socio- economic database. The database is an adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations to monitor progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Djibouti_Socio_Economic_Database.html The DevInfo Showcase presents exhibits, displays and advocacy materials developed for use at country, regional and global events. These materials are showcased in an interactive graphic format, allowing global visitors to browse, explore, and download them as desired. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Highlighting_devinfo_presentation_outputs.html As the world celebrates the twenty-second anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Angola is announcing the development of a system to collect reliable and regular data on the country’s children. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Angola_children_development_database.html The One UN Programme in Cape Verde organized two important DevInfo training events for the UN Country Team and government counterparts from 7-11 November 2011, aimed at strengthening current data management and monitoring and evaluation practices. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Cape_Verde_Data_management_training.html Enhanced analyses on issues of international migration have been developed as an output of the MigrantInfo initiative. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Monitoring_migration_trends_migrantinfo.html The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has released its new national DevInfo database, updated as of October 2011, in both DevInfo 6.0 and 5.0 formats. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Serbia_development_data_online.html The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a DevInfo training workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1–4 November 2011. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/Monitoring_reproductive_health_unfpa.html The governments of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the western Indian state of Gujarat have published interactive online galleries displaying information on provisional state population data collected during India’s 2011 national census round. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/2011_India_Census_Provisional_Data_Galleries.html The UN DevInfo Initiative presented at the recent International Conference on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Statistics held from 19 – 21 October 2011 in Manila, Philippines. Organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) in collaboration with the Philippines National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Mon, 31 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/mdg_statistics_conference_2011.html The UN DevInfo Initiative will be participating in the 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA), scheduled from 29 October – 2 November 2011 in Washington, DC, USA. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/apha_conference_2011.html The national government of the Maldives took a key step towards further institutionalizing its national socio-economic database, MaldivInfo, by organizing a DevInfo Training of Trainers workshop this month. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/maldives_national_database.html The UN DevInfo Initiative conducted the 2011 DevInfo Field Reference Group Meeting in Jaipur, India from 26 - 30 September 2011. The meeting brought together experienced DevInfo users from across the globe to take stock of the current status of DevInfo implementation, introduce new tools and technologies, preview the upcoming release of DevInfo 7.0, and seek solutions to current constraints in DevInfo implementation. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/devinfo_frgm_2011.html On the occasion of World Polio Day, 24 October 2011, UNICEF is launching a new website and online data portal – PolioInfo - designed to strengthen communication efforts in all polio priority countries to eradicate polio. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/polio_data_portal_launch_2011.html The UN DevInfo Initiative presented at the recent Global Forum on Sanitation and Hygiene held from 9 – 14 October 2011 in Mumbai, India. The Forum was organized as a global platform to share ideas on skills, knowledge, leadership, behaviour change and actions that can improve the lives of the world’s 2.6 billion people lacking access to safe sanitation and hygiene. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/wsscc_global_forum_2011.html The Regional Resource Center of Diana, which is the most northern region of Madagascar, has developed Diana-Info 1.0, an adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations to monitor progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/regional_development_diana_madagascar.html The 2011 DevInfo Webinar series, currently in its second month, complements face-to-face training and online e-learning courses on DevInfo and further provides insight into on-going projects and best practices in the field. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_devinfo_webinar_series.html The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the DevInfo Support Group partnered to train national actors on the new di Monitoring tool for improving the creation and implementation of national and local development plans. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_unitar_di_monitoring_training.html A delegation of four representing the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) along with two staff from UNICEF’s East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) participated in an advanced EFAInfo training at the DevInfo Support Group Lab in New Delhi, India from 3 - 6 October 2011. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_seameo_efainfo_devinfo_training.html The DevInfo Initiative is pleased to announce the online release of the new DevInfo in Action eBook featuring twenty-four stories excerpted from the DevInfo in Action series chronicling the various ways in which DevInfo is making a difference around the globe. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_188.html The Legislature and the Statistics Office of the Province of La Rioja, situated in the north-western region of Argentina, are working towards developing a new information system to track the situation of children in the province. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_187.html The UN DevInfo Initiative has been invited to participate in an upcoming Data Visualization event from 23 - 24 September 2011 in Washington, D.C., which will be held as part of the Tech@State conference series organized by the U.S. Department of State in partnership with Development Gateway and the World Bank Institute. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_186.html Starting on 28 September 2011, DevInfo will be launching a new weekly webinar series to engage in new ways with our community of users. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_185.html The UN DevInfo Initiative will be conducting the 2011 Field Reference Group Meeting in Jaipur, India from 26 to 30 September 2011. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_184.html The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will be hosting a training workshop on the use of DevInfo database technology to monitor local development plans. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_183.html A global training on the use of the DevInfo software to monitor the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) will be conducted in Turin, Italy from 13 to 16 September 2011. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_182.html Brazilian NGO ORBIS has recently released an English version of its Portal ODM video, which guides viewers on how to use DevInfo technology to search for data and generate tables, graphs and maps through Portal ODM. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_181.html The di Sidebar feature, available to all DevInfo 6.0 desktop users, launches a customizable desktop sidebar providing quick access to the latest DevInfo news, facts, information and Gallery objects. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_180.html UNICEF Argentina recently announced the release of its updated national child database, InfoArgentina 2011. The database is a country adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations for monitoring progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_179.html The UN DevInfo Initiative is developing a new release of DevInfo database technology – DevInfo 7.0 - scheduled for global release in early 2012. This new version will contain significant enhancements in usability over the current DevInfo (6.0) database system. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_178.html The Government of Mauritania recently organized two DevInfo activities in support of national efforts to use MauritInfo to better monitor country achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Cadre Stratégique de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (CSLP), the national equivalent of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_177.html A ten-day DevInfo training workshop was conducted in Djibouti from 17 - 28 July 2011. Organized by Direction de la Statistiques et des Etudes Démographiques (DISED) with support from UNICEF Djibouti, the workshop was attended by participants from DISED, government line ministries and international development partners. Thu, 25 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_176.html The Global DevInfo Initiative will be participating in the 58th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistical Institute (ISI), scheduled from 21-26 August 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_175.html The Department of Statistics (DOS) of Jordan hosted a four-day workshop on SDMX/DevInfo and MDG Data Reporting from 10 to 14 July 2011 at the Training Center of DOS in Amman, Jordan. Mon, 01 Aug 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_174.html The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) of Mexico, with the support of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), hosted a five-day CensusInfo training workshop from 18 to 22 July 2011 in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_173.html The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), with the support of UNICEF Liberia, sent three staff to the DevInfo Support Group Lab in New Delhi, India from 11-14 July 2011 for an advanced DevInfo database administration training workshop. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_172.html The Global DevInfo Initiative is pleased to announce the release of di Monitoring, a new web-based data management application intended to facilitate the tracking of development plans. The application is powered by DevInfo database technology. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_171.html The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India launched the CensusInfo 2011 Dashboard application on 15 July 2011. Built on CensusInfo database technology, the CensusInfo 2011 Dashboard provides a single-view visual report on provisional state-level population data collected in the country’s latest 2011 census round. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_170.html A nine-day DevInfo training workshop was conducted in Apia, Samoa at the offices of the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development (MWCSD) from 27 June to 7 July 2011. Organized by the MWCSD, the workshop was attended by various key staff from the Ministry. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_169.html The Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB) of Ministry of Investment and Planning, in partnership with the UN Development Programme, has recently launched a new DevInfo project aiming to enhance the current LaoInfo database. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_168.html The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) conducted a five-day training on the national GamInfo database for National Assembly Members from 27 June to 1 July 2011. GamInfo is a customized adaptation of the UN-endorsed DevInfo database system containing the most recent human development data for The Gambia, launched last month by GBoS in collaboration with the UN system. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_167.html An official ceremony was held at the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCOOP) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 30 June 2011 to launch BurkinInfo, a national adaptation of the DevInfo database system intended to monitor human and national development goals. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_166.html The National Institute of Statistics (INE) of Honduras recently conducted a DevInfo training workshop from 6 to 10 June 2011. Organized by UNICEF Honduras, the five-day workshop was attended by 27 participants from the eight municipalities of San Pedro Sula, Choloma, La Lima, Omoa, Morazan Yoro, Villa Nueva, Cortés and Progreso. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_165.html A six-member team from UNICEF India working on polio eradication in North India visited the DevInfo Support Group Lab in New Delhi, India from 7-10 June 2011 to receive advanced DevInfo training. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_164.html The National Institute of Statistics (INE) of Mozambique continues to forge ahead with DevInfo implementation, in support of national development efforts. The country adaptation of the DevInfo database system - ESDEM (Estatísticas Sociais, Demográficas e Económicas de Moçambique) - was originally launched by INE in 2002 and is now in its fifth version. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_163.html A DevInfo training workshop was recently held in Dhaka at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) offices from 7 to 11 June 2011. Organized by UNICEF Bangladesh, the five-day workshop was attended by 14 participants from UNICEF Bangladesh, BBS, the Bangladesh Department of Women, and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Fri, 24 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_162.html The DevInfo initiative has just launched di Mobile, a mobile application for the Blackberry providing quick on-the-go access to the latest human development data. di Mobile brings the power of DevInfo technology to smartphone users, allowing subscribers to search and browse DevInfo databases using their phones. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_161.html A three-day DevInfo training workshop was organized in the Dominican Republic from 1 to 3 June 2011 by the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in collaboration with DevInfoLAC, an organization which provides DevInfo technical support to Spanish-speaking countries in the region. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_160.html The Niger Institute of Statistics (INS), in partnership with the UN system, recently conducted the first of two annual workshops held to update the NigerInfo database. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_159.html The Global DevInfo Initiative is participating in the Global Health Council’s 38th Annual International Conference on Global Health, scheduled from 13-17 June in Washington, D.C. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_158.html The National Population Commission, under the authority of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has launched NigeriaInfo - an online portal intended to disseminate the country’s most recent census data. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_157.html The new GAMInfo database, containing the most recent human development data for The Gambia, was officially launched on 1 June 2011 in Banjul by the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, Madam Dr. Isatou Njie Saidy. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_156.html UNICEF has extended release of the 2011 State of the World’s Children (SOWC) Report – widely considered the agency’s flagship report on the status of women and children across the globe – through the release of the full data set in DevInfo database format. Mon, 30 May 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_155.html An eight-day workshop on “Evidence-Based Advocacy for Gender Mainstreaming in Education” is being conducted in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG) from 2 – 11 May 2011. Tue, 10 May 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_154.html The Government of Maldives has taken steps over the past few months to position MaldivInfo as a key tool for monitoring human development. Tue, 10 May 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_153.html As part of its innovative initiatives, UNICEF Egypt released this month two new databases to build stakeholder capacity in Egypt and the Arab region in the effective use of data for human development. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_152.html UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) has partnered with the DevInfo initiative in the development of the Child Friendly Cities DevInfo assessment and monitoring toolkit. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_151.html The DevInfo Global Consultation took place in late February and early March 2011 in New York. Twenty-eight participants from UN agencies, the World Bank, national governments, an NGO and the DevInfo Support Group came together to discuss ideas for an effective and sustainable approach to long-term support of the DevInfo initiative. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_150.html The Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2010-2011 was released in New York on Tuesday, 12 April 2011. The report highlights the key role of information communications technologies (ICT) for development and competitiveness. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_148.html Provincial authorities in Jujuy, a province of Argentina located in the extreme northwest of the country, were presented with the latest InfoJujuy adaptation on 6 April 2011 at the provincial government headquarters. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_147.html The Global DevInfo Initiative is participating in the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), scheduled from 31 March – 2 April in Washington, D.C. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_146.html The Republic of Yemen’s Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MPIC), General Department of Women, organized a training workshop from 5-9 March 2011 on how to use DevInfo database technology to promote greater gender equality in Yemen. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_145.html Russia’s Federal Statistical Service, Rosstat, with UNICEF support, has recently released an updated version of its online RussiaInfo database (www.devinfo.info/russiainfo) containing key socio-economic data on the situation of children and youth in Russia. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_144.html UNICEF Argentina has published a new online data gallery titled InfoArgentina - Investment in Children and Situation of their Rights. The gallery, which can be viewed at http://www.devinfo.org/customize_galleries/argentina/index.html, makes available information on the situation on child rights in Argentina as well as data on public investment directed towards children. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_143.html Two pilot databases containing data on key socio-economic indicators for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been published online by the BiH Agency for Statistics (BHAS), with UNICEF support. Available at http://dissemination.bhas.ba/DI/, the databases are included under DevInfo BiH, a pilot adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations to track progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_142.html The Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) has recently released a new health database – Dubai Health Info – intended to disseminate the results of the 2009 national health survey carried out in the Emirate of Dubai. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_141.html The National Institute of Statistics (INE) of Honduras has launched SISNAM, a new online database featuring data on the nation’s children, youth and women. The database provides relevant information on vulnerable populations to support decision makers in resource allocation, planning and programming. Fri, 21 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_140.html In recent months, the Government of Jordan, with support from partners such as UNICEF and UNDP, has intensified efforts to make data a public good, releasing multiple databases using DevInfo technology to monitor and track development progress in different sectors of the country. Mon, 17 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_139.html The National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Niger, in partnership with the UN system, launched NigerInfo online in October 2010 in connection with World Statistics Day. Mon, 10 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_138.html The National Statistical Office (NSO) of Malawi launched an updated online version of the Malawi Socio-Economic Database (MASEDA) in October 2010. Mon, 10 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_137.html Launched by the DevInfo initiative in 2010, OpenDevInfo continues to offer an unprecedented opportunity for global cooperation in contributing to one of the world’s leading human development software applications. Thu, 06 Jan 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_136.html The latest version of EthioInfo was released by the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (CSA) on the occasion of World Statistics Day, 25 November 2010. Available online at http://www.csa.gov.et/EthioInfo3, EthioInfo is a customized adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations for tracking progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and other national indicators. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_135.html AfricaInfo, a first-of-its-kind centralized database of statistical data on Africa, was launched by the African Union on 16 December 2010 during the fifth meeting of the Committee of Director-Generals of National Statistics Offices (NSOs) in Yaunde, Cameroon. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_134.html United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with the National Statistics Office (NSO) of Malawi, organized a national CensusInfo technical workshop in Zomba, Malawi from 27 November to 4 December 2010. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_133.html The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has recently launched MDG 5b+ Info, an online database system designed to track global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other related indicators of maternal health at the country level. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_131.html The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has released its new national DevInfo database, updated as of October 2010. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_130.html The DevInfo initiative is pleased to announce the release of two new e-learning courses designed to demonstrate the application of DevInfo software in identifying and displaying disparities. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_129.html The Jordan Department of Statistics has timed its online launch of JordanInfo 1.0 to coincide with World Statistics Day on 20 October 2010, in keeping with the event’s emphasis on improving worldwide data dissemination. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_128.html Gender Info 2010, a global database of gender statistics and indicators, has recently been updated at www.genderinfo.org with the latest gender-related statistics available in the international statistical system. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_127.html The Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) will be presenting DubaiInfo at the upcoming 2010 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), scheduled for 17-21 October 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_126.html The DevInfo initiative is pleased to announce that a DevInfo Achievement Award has been granted to Maram Barqawi, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Jordan Education Initiative, Amman, Jordan, in recognition of her active contributions to the global DevInfo community. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_125.html The Statistical Office of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in partnership with government ministries and the UN Country Team, successfully launched the VinInfo database in December 2009. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_124.html The National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, or INE) in Honduras recently conducted a five-day DevInfo training workshop to equip government officials working with children in the use of DevInfo database technology. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_123.html The JamStats Secretariat, housed within the Planning Institute of Jamaica, has launched the School Implementation Programme to expose students and teachers to the JamStats database and its utility in providing support to curricula in a number of subjects. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_122.html On 7 September 2010, UNICEF launched its flagship publication, Progress for Children: Achieving the MDGs with Equity. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_121.html The United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD) has released the latest data on MDGs for all member states, available online at: www.devinfo.info/mdginfo2010/. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_120.html The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Jordan, in partnership with the Jordan Department of Statistics, has launched a new online database – ICT Info - to disseminate national data on the country’s information and communications technology indicators. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_119.html Regional efforts to monitor and evaluate human development progress in the Pacific Island countries have been greatly boosted by the July 2010 launch of PacificInfo, now available online at www.pacificinfo.org. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_118.html The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has chosen Amman as one of three cities in the world to test the DevInfo software, a powerful database system for monitoring human development. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_117.html Over the past two decades, India has borne the brunt of several major natural disasters – earthquakes, floods, cyclones and tsunamis – affecting the lives of tens of millions of people, mostly from the poorest strata of society. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_116.html On 29 June 2010 UNICEF Mexico and its Advisory Board unveiled infoniñez.mx, an online tool that contains information on the state of Mexico’s children and adolescents, and the progress and challenges in terms of fulfillment of their rights. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_115.html Brazil has emerged as one of the leading examples of healthy DevInfo implementation and use at the national and sub-national levels. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_114.html The DevInfo initiative is proud to grant the first DevInfo Achievement Award to Nilufar Kamalova, Task Manager, MDG Statistics Project, UNDP Uzbekistan, in recognition of her active contributions to the global DevInfo community. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_113.html The Government of Uzbekistan, in partnership with the UN Country Team, jointly launched UzbekInfo in June 2010 as a tool to monitor the country’s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_112.html A DevInfo competition in Egypt was announced in early 2010, among previously trained staff from information centres in ministries, national authoritiesand governorates. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_111.html The latest software updates (version 6.0.1.6) for the DevInfo 6.0 User and Data Admin applications are now available for download. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_110.html Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad of the Lao PDR presided over a landmark discussion in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 5 April 2010 to endorse the use of the LaoInfo software to compile and disseminate data to monitor progress in human development across the country. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_109.html The DevInfo initiative has just launched OpenDevInfo, an open source version of the powerful DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations Development Group to assist countries in monitoring achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Fri, 28 May 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_108.html The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has released its new national DevInfo database, updated as of April 2010. Fri, 21 May 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_107.html The DevInfo Field Reference Group met from 26-30 April 2010 in Delhi and Jaipur, India, bringing together experienced DevInfo focal points from across the globe to take stock of the current status of DevInfo implementation. Thu, 20 May 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_106.html The Centre for Sustainable International Development at the University of Aberdeen (UK) is hosting a three-day DevInfo database training workshop from 10-12 May 2010. Thu, 20 May 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_105.html The DevInfo initiative recently had the opportunity to participate in two key human development meetings in the United States. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_104.html The DevInfo initiative has recently launched di Awards, a new programme intended to provide recognition of and motivation for best practices, good ideas and dedicated participation of DevInfo users and partners. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_103.html Indonesia’s special territory of Aceh, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, was one of the worst affected regions during the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_102.html The National Planning and Monitoring Department of Papua New Guinea has collaborated with five departments to launch PNGInfo, the National Government’s first information system to monitor the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals and other development indicators. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_101.html The DevInfo database system was featured at a Statistical Leadership Seminar organized by Australia’s National Statistical Service (NSS) in Canberra on 1 February 2010. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_100.html The DevInfo website at www.devinfo.org has recently been upgraded to reflect two new Web 2.0 enhancements of great benefit to users worldwide: the addition of an Auto-Suggest feature on di Gallery and the integration of a social media bookmarking widget. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_99.html In recognition of International Women’s Day (8 March), the Global DevInfo initiative would like to highlight the recent launch of GenderInfo 2010, a global database of gender statistics and indicators. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 http://www.devinfo.org/news_content/news_001_98.html 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