Claire Melamed

Timeline cleanse

Child with measles dies in Alder Hey as officials fear outbreak The child, who has not been formerly identified, is only the second to have died due to measles in the UK in the past decade

Horrific, horrific news from Alder Hey in Liverpool.

And I’m already seeing anti-vax nonsense in response to this tragic news on social media. We are living in such dangerous times.

Letter: America’s data cuts have impact beyond its borders From Claire Melamed, Chief Executive, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, London SW1, UK

The impact of cuts to US data will be global: my letter in @financialtimes.com today on.ft.com/465WTiF

« L’administration Trump efface et met en péril des données dont le monde dépend » TRIBUNE. Le gouvernement américain ne se contente pas de supprimer des données en ligne : il remet en cause la production et le partage de celles à venir dans des domaines tels que le développement et...

My first time in Le Monde, on how the US administration is erasing vital global datasets, and what to do about it:

www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

From data to decisions: Improving data use in governments Unlock data in government: How decision making and policy in developing countries can be boosted by embedded data-driven support.

Ahead of our Data for Development event on 17 June feat. @clairemelamed.bsky.social @timdobermann.bsky.social & others as part of #LSEFestival our Zambia senior country manager outlines the challenges of data in developing countries & what a demand-first strategy looks like.

Read the blog:

Very excited to contribute to panel on data & development, 17 June, come along!

At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables The US envoy to the IEA's energy security summit pushed gas and criticised renewables, arguing that they cause power cuts

The US rep to the IEA said that "pursuing offshore wind power would make countries reliant on China." It's instructive to explore this sort of claim, in particular for what it reveals about those claiming it. Two points:🧵

This. Spain has the good fortune to have vast wind and solar resources and the good sense to invest enthusiastically in them. It's on track to being Europe's green energy superpower.

and in the meantime more data disappears: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...

The Data Crisis Following USAID’s Withdrawal: Opportunities to Reimagine Data Systems – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. For decades, USAID and other US government funding supported global data systems, from health surveys and early warning tools to digital infrastructure for ministries. The abrupt termination of USAID ...

As the dust begins to settle in the post-USAID funding landscape, one thing is becoming clear for the development sector: this moment offers a critical opportunity to reshape digital systems and data policy. Read our latest blog as we discuss what this reimagined data ecosystem could look like.

Locking up the classics/econ crossover audience

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

No spoilers but Wordle is backing #TeamPenguin today

Yes I loved it. The lanyards a great idea, there was something weird about everyone standing around in the interval with them on…like being at work!

The White House war on federal statistics [FREE TO READ] Economists and scientists worry over disappearing data and advisory groups

What's going on with #data in the US? Good summary of present and possible future implications... www.ft.com/content/a2cb...

Working group on data governance at all levels In 2024, the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution  A/RES/79/1 requested the Commission on Science and Technology for Development to establish a dedicated working group to engage in a comp...

Delighted and honoured to have been appointed to the UN Working Group on Data Governance.

The agenda is BIG: fundamental principles; interoperability frameworks; fair sharing of benefits & safe data flows.

Please get in touch if you have ideas or views!

unctad.org/topic/commis...

EXCL: Anneliese Dodds, the international development minister, has quit her post over Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the international aid budget by almost half to pay for a generational increase in defence spending.

Find open data about USAID programmes (and some sources which have been taken down)

@mikerstephens.bsky.social @ruthtownend.bsky.social @alanbeattie.bsky.social @duncangreenlse.bsky.social @joethwaites.bsky.social @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @mclem.org @davidmcnair.bsky.social @terencewoodnz.bsky.social

What a chart. Source: energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...

The Art of Retaliation Tariffs, innit

Today seems a good day to read @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social. But then, why would you ever not read someone who writes the sentence: 'I quite enjoy working my way through retaliatory tariff lists and reverse engineering the rationale'. mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

Global Partnership Annual Partners Survey - 2024 in Review Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

📣 Very nearly the last call for the @data4sdgs.bsky.social 2024 Partners survey

🤔 We need to know what you think so we can use the team's time in the best way to support the network

⌛ And it only takes a few minutes to fill out

👏 Thank you!!!

www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024Partne...

Thanks Max, so excited to work with you and the brilliant @ourworldindata.org team!

Goodness me everyone you can’t just declare an indicator it requires at least 5 years of negotiations covering data sources, methodology, appropriate levels of disaggregation before you can even consider it. Those 5-year-olds are just going to have to wait…

Is the UN fit for purpose? (Tom Fletcher) Podcast Episode · Leading · 20/01/2025 · 1h

Absolutely loved this. Will restore, in a very thoughtful & realistic way, your faith in the UN & international action. Thank you @tomfletcherun.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Introducing our new trustees, Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland We are very excited to share that Claire Melamed and Michael Blastland have joined our Board of Trustees.

We are very excited to introduce two new members of our Board of Trustees: Claire Melamed (@clairemelamed.bsky.social) and Michael Blastland!

We are truly grateful that the two of them have chosen to dedicate their time and expertise to help us achieve our mission.

Welcome, Claire and Michael!

So excited to be joining the Board of an organisation I've long admired, and really looking forward to working with @hetanshah.bsky.social @maxroser.bsky.social and the team.

YouTube video by Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data Seasons greetings from the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (2024)

I really love our Global Partnership holiday card this year...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqC_...

I make a Christmas margarita - just like a normal margarita but with spiced (star anise, cloves etc) sugar syrup...

Power of data: how a more coherent global approach to data and technology could drive progress on UK government priorities - Bennett Institute for Public Policy The UK government has made much of the power of data and technology in domestic policy, but it’s global approach, in common with most other governments, is still fragmented, writes Claire Melamed. Ong...

All institutions are working out how to engage with new reality of data, digital and AI, and how to integrate into established institutions and ways of doing things. No one has got the answers but can we at least define the question? www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/power-o...

Surveys are important. But increasingly, statistics offices are looking to new digital systems to provide data, and not relying on surveys. If they get it right, this will mean more timely, comprehensive, and cheaper data. What's not to like? Partners like the World Bank should be supporting this.