World Bank makes its data public

Name: Nadeen McCann
Title: World Bank's Open Data Initiative
Source: YouTube
Publish Date: April 20, 2010
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Description:
2.5 minute video in which World Bank President Bob Zoellick speaks about the Bank's new open data initiative. This organization sets an innovative example for others by recognizing the importance of open data access. Open data access is not new, but providing access on this scale is, and the information was not publicly available 6 months ago.
For more: data.worldbank.org

Comments:
The World Bank's database has current data on every country. Students can look up and compare trends in education, health and life expectancy, or any number of other combinations. The data gives students raw information about developing countries, which is a form of real information, rather than biased media-bytes. By making information available, anyone can contribute to problem solving in new and creative ways.