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Article informs reader of the transition from DevInfo to Data For All platform for Jamaica's three local databases

As part of a shared commitment to strengthen evidence-based policy making in Serbia, UNICEF and the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS) launched a new DevInfo database in December containing 142 socio-economic indicators for 197 municipalities and 4 cities in Serbia.

In December of last year, seven staff members from the central bureau of the Ministry of Justice were trained by UNICEF Niger in creating a database and 22 were trained in using one. JusticeInfo Niger launched on February 5th, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry (Ministère des Affaires Etrangères).

OpenEMIS is a generic and open source Education Management Information System (EMIS) designed to collect and report data on education systems. This sector-wide tool, coordinated by UNESCO, is designed to strengthen statistical information on education with an agile and cost-effective EMIS that can be easily adapted to the needs of information producers and users.

Prioritizing results-based policy design is challenging, even for the most seasoned bureaucrats, not least because of the administrative and financial burden of harmonizing data sets, collecting data, and training needed on the administration and use of information.

The Secretariat will accompany other PIOJ officers to William Knibb High School....

In October 2008, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will launch the JamStats website,....