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[Published: Tuesday November 13 2018]

Trustworthy data is crucial for the achievement of the UN sustainable goals, say Commonwealth experts

LONDON, 13 Nov. - (ANA) - Last week (8 November) an international group of information specialists came together at the House of Lords to mark the launch of a report on the importance of reliable data and statistics in international development, and the challenges and opportunities posed by digital records.

The name of the report is A Matter of Trust: Records as the foundation for building integrity and accountability into data and statistics to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is the result of a two-year Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project exploring the importance of reliable information in the drive to achieve ambitious development targets.

Hosted by Lord Kinnoull, the event was chaired by Professor Philip Murphy, director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and included experts from Canada, Kenya and the UK (full list below). They summarised the report’s findings, which focused on Africa’s challenges to meet its commitments.

The SDGs, launched in 2015, are 17 agreed goals for ending poverty, transforming health and education, improving cities and communities, addressing gender equity and tackling challenges such as climate change.

A Matter of Trust is aimed at policymakers and users of the information; information professionals, including data scientists, statisticians and records professionals; and those responsible for achieving the SDGs. An in-depth volume of essays on this subject will be available next spring. In the meantime, to download the full report, visit: https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/9179/      -(ANA)-

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