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INTRODUCTION

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) have partnered to implement the country’s first “Data for Development (D4D)” program. This programme aims to strengthen capacities of government departments—particularly those of Planning and Development (P&D) departments—by promoting evidence-based development planning across the country, with a special focus on supporting Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Provincial Bureau of Statistics (BoS) to coordinate, collect, analyze and disseminate data in a timely manner at required disaggregation level.

SCOPE & OBJECTIVES

D4D is designed to enhance the functional capacities of public service entities—including provincial P&D departments, the PBS and provincial BoS, provincial youth departments, and the Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR)—by promoting data culture and strengthening their ability to integrate data into policymaking for more informed and relevant decisions. Components under the D4D initiative encompass comprehensive functional and political economy reviews for capacity gap/needs assessments for different federal and provincial government departments, interactive capacity-building workshops to promote knowledge sharing, production of data and knowledge outputs on cross cutting issues to support data driven development planning, high-level policy dialogues to foster inclusive decision-making, and strategic partnerships to ensure long-term impact. Most importantly, open data access and the development of a robust ecosystem to support the wider and more effective use of data are central to the D4D initiative. In this regard, the D4D involves building central data repositories to promote open data culture in the country, particularly at provincial level. Specific objectives include:

RESEARCH THEMES

forest

CLIMATE

energy

DATA

governance

YOUTH

gender

GENDER

food security

AFGHAN REFUGEES

AFGHAN REFUGEES

PUBLICATIONS

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Does Population Expansion affect Public Expenditures?: The case of Pakistan

Dec 28, 2024

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Exploring The Rehabilitation Journey of Three Flood-A ected Rural Communities in Balochistan. Can Participatory Approaches Enhance Community Resilience?

Dec 27, 2024

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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIOECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF REFUGEE WOMEN IN PAKISTAN

Dec 26, 2024

EVENTS

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Stakeholders mull over inclusive climate commitments

Dec 19, 2024

روشن مستقبل کیلئے ماحولیاتی پالیسیوں کو مضبوط بنانا ہوگا،ماہرین

Dec 19, 2024

Stakeholder workshop mulls over on inclusive Climate Commitments 3.0 for Pakistan

Dec 18, 2024

Stakeholder Workshop Mulls Over On Inclusive Climate Commitments 3.0 For Pakistan

Dec 18, 2024

Stakeholder workshop mulls over on inclusive Climate Commitments 3.0 for Pakistan

Dec 18, 2024

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Climate Change, Mega Cities, and Urban floods

Data Visualization and Storytelling

Persuading with Data (Data analysis and Interpretation)

Enabling People-Centric Development Planning in Pakistan

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