| CARE | Collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics |
| CGD | Citizen data or citizen-generated data |
| CSO | Civil society organization |
| idtGDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| Global Partnership | Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data |
| IDC | Inclusive Data Charter |
| LGBTQI | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (one’s sexual or gender identity), and intersex |
| NSO | National Statistics Office |
| OCAP® | Ownership, control, access, possession |
| OHCHR | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SOGIESC | Sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics |
| WG | Washington Group |