Network Pulse — April 2026
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Better data. Better decisions. Better lives.
Every month, we scan what our global network is sharing and bring it together in one place. One article. Everything the network is doing, learning, and building.
This month, we also published our 2025 Partners' Survey insights — six approaches helping the Data4SDGs network create impact across regions. Read it here.
And our network page just got an upgrade — surfacing partner opportunities, resources, events, and stories in one place, updated regularly. Check it out: data4sdgs.org/our-network
📢 From the network
🛰️ Kenya Space Agency launched the Kenya Earth Observation Data Sharing Framework 2026, establishing a unified national space data ecosystem.
📊 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) /CSGP — New Nature Communications Sustainability paper: citizen science could support 60% of household survey-dependent SDG indicators. A must-read amid the collapse of USAID's DHS program.
🌍 The Open Institute launched Evidence Mkononi, equipping Kenyan communities to move from data participants to data producers.
🔍 Open Data Watch — ODIN's 8th round of country assessments begins in May. NSOs encouraged to engage directly.
📚 Learn
🎓 Free course on the Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data — still open for enrollment.
📱 Two new Mobile Phone Data for Policy courses from the World Bank Data Academy — beginner and technical tracks.
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🤖 AI2AI Challenge Impact Report — how five awardees reached 250,000+ people through responsible AI.
⏰ Act now
📝 Global Dialogue on AI Governance — written inputs open. Deadline: 30 April.
🎙️ CNG London — call for speakers, 23 June event. Deadline: 2 May.
🗓️ Coming up
📍 Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo & Conference — 2-5 June, Nairobi.
📍 DataDotOrg , Accelerate Conference — 11 June, Bogotá.
📍 Data for Peace Conference — 15-17 June, Geneva.
📍 United Nations Statistics Division , World Data Forum — 9-12 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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