PM To Launch Data4Pakistan Project Today

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PM to launch Data4Pakistan project today

The project is the first initiative of its kind in the country that will also provide public access to over 120 development and policy indicators.

ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-March 10th, 2020) Prime Minister Imran Khan will launch Ehsaas District Development Portal "Data4Pakistan" today .

Data4Pakistan is aimed at providing an open and public access to poverty estimates for every district along with the development and policy indicators.

The project is the first initiative of its kind in the country that will also provide public access to over 120 development and policy indicators.

The portal currently has six rounds of district poverty and development data, covering the period 2004-2018.

The "Data4Pakistan" Portal, as a part of Ehsaas strategy, has been developed in collaboration with the World Bank and will be hosted on the Ehsaas website of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division.

Fida Hussnain

Fida Hussnain is a lahore based journalist. He writes on politics, religion, social issues and climate change. He is also a research fellow at University of Gujrat.