"It is important that we fill critical data gaps if we are going to measure for success in meeting the MDGs. What you measure tends to improve." Paul Wolfowitz, President, World Bank Group.

This site has been developed by the World Bank Development Economics Data Group for the purpose of sharing outcomes of a Japan Policy and Human Resource Development Fund project for improving MDG research and data.

The overall goal of the project is to improve availability and use of development data for policies that affect lives of the people so that the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved by 2015.