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Presentation: Mapping for Results by Hanif Anilmohamed Rahemtulla, World Bank
1. Mapping For Results
Enhance Transparency and Citizen Engagement for Better Results
Transparency through
Open Geographic Information
Hanif Rahemtulla, Geospatial Specialist at the World Bank
Email: hrahemtulla@worldbank.org
2. The Importance of Geography
Open geospatial data is critical to making effective use of
public sector information - everything happens
somewhere; to find data, and analyse it, location is
invaluable context (Rahemtulla, 2009, 2012).
6. Mapping for Results Initiative
Key Objectives of the Initiative
Incorporating geography to visualizes the
sub-national location of World Bank
projects to:
• better monitor impact on people;
• improve aid effectiveness and coordination;
• enhance transparency and social accountability; and
• enable citizens and other stakeholders to provide
direct feedback on project results.
7. All Bank-financed projects are mapped
• More than 30,000 locations mapped for over
2,500 active Bank projects
• For all 143 IBRD and IDA countries
• Indicator data on infant mortality, maternal
health, malnutrition for 43 countries;
• Sub-national poverty data for 30 countries
• Population density data for 107 countries
8. How to find a country map?
Number of locations
of Bank projects
Number of Bank
projects
Choose Country
maps.worldbank.org
9. Overview of all projects by sector ?
Choose view by
sector
1. Select activities
by count
Pie chart shows
investment in sector
by volume
2. Clicking on a
Bubble provides
the number of
The symbol/color
project per
indicates the largest
district
sector by location
18. Local Geography:
Informs Project Implementation
Data available
Number of districts 75
Total observations 4,161
Health center
Mapping
location at VDC
Source Bert
Mismatched 62 VDCs
26. Geo-Enabling the World Bank
Where do we stand?
Reporting on Geographic Location Mandatory
First Administrative Level Priority
Geographic Platform for Reporting is Operational
Transitioning to More Sustainable Reporting Methods
Working Across the Bank Groups, Sectors, Operations
etc.
Collaborating with Other Donors
PUSHING FOR MORE GEOGRAPHIC ACCOUNABILITY
THE ROAD AHEAD
27. Open Data Knowledge Reports
http://www.scribd.com/collections/3389411/Open-
Development-Technology-Alliance