Here is another quick reminder for what promises to be an informative talk by an engaging speaker! The Open Data Initiatives @ the World Bank session at the annual conference is being held on Sunday, June 8th from 1:30pm – 3:00pm. The featured speaker is Tariq Khokhar, a Data Scientist and the institution’s Open Data Evangelist, who spoke to much praise at an SLA annual conference several years ago.
His interests lie where technology, transparency, poverty and data meet. He guides the World Bank’s strategy on Open Data and Open Development and is responsible for internal and external outreach and execution. Prior to joining the Bank, Tariq led innovation and community engagement work at Aidinfo and the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). He was formerly a director of Bond UK and the Chief Development Officer of Aptivate, where he delivered technology policy, strategy and implementation projects for governments, NGOs and international organisations.
He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, has close relationships in the global Open Data and Open Government communities and currently lives in Washington DC.
His talk will specifically address:
- What the World Bank has learned from being part of the open data world for the last 4 years
- The best ways to access and use World Bank Data
- The “Data Revolution” and the World Bank’s support to countries
Tariq and the World Bank are also keen to hear from attendees at the session – librarians, academic and research users account for more than 1/3 of the Bank’s data users. If you have ideas or requests for what you want to hear about, you can send a message to @tkb on Twitter or reach Tariq by email on tkhokhar@worldbank.org.
This session is being co-hosted by the Business & Finance Division and the Social Sciences Division and is being sponsored by Haver Analytics.