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Monday, December 20, 2010
Eurostat and World Bank data now searchable on Google in 34 languages
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Clicking through, you can interact with the data and create comparisons among countries.
We’re also excited to share that the subset of the World Bank Development Indicators which we launched last November in English on google.com are also now available in search in 34 different languages and domains. Try a search for [人口オーストラリア] (population Australia) on [google.co.jp]. You can also find additional public statistics on a variety of topics in Public Data Explorer.
Eurostat and the World Bank have been making this data available to the public for quite some time and we’re thrilled to work with them to make it more searchable, in multiple languages.
We believe that public data empowers people all around the world to make better informed, data-driven decisions that have positive effects at a personal and societal level. So it will be no surprise that we welcome the discussions taking place around the world at the moment about the potential of public data re-use.
Today and tomorrow, as part of its annual meeting, the World Bank is running a special online debate about the power of public data in international development. And here in Europe, it’s great news that Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes also sees a lot of opportunity in public data re-use. She’s currently holding a consultation on the PSI directive (first adopted in 2003) and you can share your views with the Commission until 30th November.
Posted by Mary Himinkool, Public Data Partnerships
