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Information alone is not enough: it’s all about who uses it, and why

Written by Leni Wild

'Information was at the heart of the World Development Report 2004, which emphasised its role in ensuring better performance from service providers and greater accountability between politicians and voters, whether via citizen report cards, public-expenditure tracking surveys, data on the presence or absence of service providers, and so on. But what can we do to unlock its power?'