# Open Data Watch #  Open Data Watch is an international, non-profit organization of data experts working to bring change to organizations that produce and manage official statistical data. We support the efforts of national statistical offices (NSOs) to improve their data systems and harness the advancements of the data revolution. Through our policy advice, data support, and monitoring work, we influence and help both NSOs and other organizations meet the goals of their national plans and the SDGs. Our aim is to make lasting changes to improve the coverage and openness of official statistics. For more information [visit the Open Data Watch website ](https://opendatawatch.com/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Government]], [[Economic Development]], [[Environment]], [[Gender]], [[Open Data]], [[Gender Data]] **Projects and Programs** Policy Advice: ODW promotes data as a vital input for policies that seek to eradicate poverty, fight inequality, and promote inclusive, sustainable growth https://opendatawatch.com/policy-advice/ Data Support: ODW provides special support to national statistical offices and other data producers as they face challenges. https://opendatawatch.com/data-support/ Monitoring: creation of Open Data Inventory to assess coverage and openness of official statistics in countries around the world to help governments addressing these gaps https://opendatawatch.com/monitoring/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the [Funders](https://opendatawatch.com/partners/) and Partners, please visit [Open Data Watch](https://opendatawatch.com/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-watch/people/) working at Open Data Watch and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-watch/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Open Data Watch is classified as an [[NGO]] and has headquarters located in Washington, DC, United States. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Global]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Open+Data+Watch+Washington,+DC,+United+States&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://opendatawatch.com/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/opendatawatch *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-watch/ *Contact E-mail* [email protected] Open Data Watch --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative