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New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.

A centralized platform that promotes data sharing and visibility can help improve an organization’s efficiency and impact.

Computer-assisted surveys make data collection possible despite COVID-19 travel and social restrictions.

A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.

Poverty maps derived from satellite images helped target the most vulnerable households in pandemic-affected areas in the Philippines.

In Southeast Asia, big data can help transform the delivery of education, health care, and social welfare and protection services.

In Indonesia, a university in Lampung is building an SDGs monitoring dashboard to improve data management and visualization for local governments.

In the Republic of Korea, there is a need for a consolidated database to provide timely market information on self-employed workers by region and business sector.

Policy makers must improve labor market conditions and reduce employment uncertainties as part of their economic stimulus plans.

A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.