This focused 75-minute meeting will convene participating countries, core and implementing partners, and donors involved in the Data For Now initiative and the Collaborative on Administrative Data. 

Participants will have an opportunity to showcase their work, share insights, discuss implementation experiences, and collaboratively explore solutions to challenges faced. A primary focus of this session will be on 'Café Tables' presentations, enabling an in-depth exchange of experiences around innovative approaches in data production and integration.

Agenda overview

07:20 - 07:30 | Arrival and registration
Participants arrive, register, and settle in for the session.

07:30 - 07:40 | Opening remarks and meeting objectives
Welcome remarks by the Global Partnership, with a brief introduction to core Data for Now and Collaborative on Administrative Data partners, and an overview of meeting goals focused on sharing practical insights and identifying solutions.

07:40 - 08:30 | Café tables: implementing innovative approaches

  • Participants gather at café-style tables, where designated leads from various projects within the Data For Now and Collaborative on Administrative Data initiatives will share their implementation stories and innovative practices.
  • Topics will include methods for integrating novel data sources, building data partnerships, and developing technical capacity to produce timely, disaggregated data.
  • Rotations will allow participants to visit multiple tables, promoting a diversity of ideas and hands-on knowledge-sharing.

08:30 - 08:40 | Group reflections and key takeaways
A brief session to allow each table to share highlights and key lessons, with an open discussion on common challenges and solutions.

08:40 - 08:45 | Closing remarks
Final reflections and next steps.

Meeting logistics

Address in Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Porteria Bloque 24. Circular 1 #70-01, Medellín.

Everyone will need to show an ID at the entrance of the University. 

Transport from the university back to the conference venue will be provided, on a first come first serve basis, for up to 40 people.

Languages: English and Spanish.