@FuHaishan

World Bank Chief Statistician Director of Development Data Group @WorldBank @WorldBankData

 Washington DC
Joined March 2012
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Proud of our team @worldbankdata !
Information is Beautiful Awards@infobeautyaward4 Nov 2023
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The 2023 #IIBAwards winner is ‘Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023 by @WorldBank See the project: informationisbeautifulawards…
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Check out @WorldBank Group’s NEW #SDGAtlas - informing #development with #data through compelling stories and immersive #dataviz. datatopics.worldbank.org/sdg…

Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023

The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023 presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights trends for selected targets within...

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Did you know that data-driven approaches can help farmers make better decisions and optimize crop yields? Read the latest blog by @WBG_Agriculture director Martien Van Nieuwkoop and @WorldBank Chief Statistician @FuHaishan. wrld.bg/NYV550NF1jA
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Update to @WorldBank global poverty numbers: (a) 113 new surveys (total now >2100), (b) Regional poverty rates for 2020 & 2021 (when enough population coverage). blogs.worldbank.org/opendata… Details: documents.worldbank.org/en/p… Data: pip.worldbank.org/home @worldbankdata @WBG_Poverty

March 2023 global poverty update from the World Bank: the challenge of estimating poverty in the...

Global poverty estimates were updated today on the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). This update includes new regional poverty aggregates in 2020 and 2021 for Latin America and the Caribbean,...

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Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician @WorldBank, Paula Reed Lynch, Director, Office of Policy & Resources Planning @Stateprm and Björn Gillsäter, Head @jointdatacenter in Kenya to see how data can improve lives for forcibly displaced people. @worldbankdata @UNHCRPartners #Refugees
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I was delighted to launch the Global Data Facility at @UNDataForum recently. Hosted by @WorldBank the new fund will mobilize and coordinate donor support for #data and statistics priorities. Watch the launch: wrld.bg/vefw50GtkuN Learn more: wrld.bg/TpAg50Gtkkv
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@worldbankdata18 Oct 2021
#ICYMI The Global Data Facility is the new fund hosted by @WorldBank, designed to mobilize and coordinate donor support for #data & statistics priorities at the global, regional, and local levels. Watch the launch: wrld.bg/vefw50GtkuN Learn more: wrld.bg/TpAg50Gtkkv
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Refreshing voice !
Global Partnership@Data4SDGs6 Oct 2021
Replying to @Data4SDGs @DrSamira_Asma @WHO @FCDOGovUK @FCDOStats @FCDODigital @Olashakhshir @Esri @GV_Statistician @FuHaishan @worldbankdata @StatsGhana @EsriEA @esricanada
The key to tackling the SDGs in the next decade is honesty. We need to be honest about mistakes we've made in the past to learn + reflect on them for the future. 💬 @GV_Statistician, @StatsGhana
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Ground data is increasingly important to support the impact of #AI and #BigData. On October 6 join experts @htkilic, @HamedAlemo, @bollingrrr, @FuHaishan, Dominik Rozkrut, & Keith Ahumuza at our session at the #UNDataForum. Register to join virtually: wrld.bg/v9hS50GiWMU
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The World Bank's Junior Professional Associates program is now open again for applications. I think this is much less known that the Young Professionals Program, but offers a 2-year position for those with undergrad degree who are 28 or younger. worldbank.org/en/about/caree…
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"We're all digital companies now" says @angelaachao, capping off a discussion on digital transformation, sustainability, and business leadership in 2021 at #SupChinaWomen with Michelle Ng @pillsburylaw, @fuhaishan @luzhangvc and @veronicachou_ go.supchina.com/2021-womens-…
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Brilliant insights @TimHarford Why bad times call for good data ft.com/content/78e42963-8a40… @worldbankdata #wdr2021

Why bad times call for good data

‘A fragile statistical infrastructure can mean the difference between life and death for millions’

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Talip Kilic@htkilic7 Apr 2021
Just like an independent central bank is best placed to protect the value of the country’s monetary currency, an independent national statistical office is best placed to create value from the country’s informational currency: data. blogs.worldbank.org/opendata… via @worldbank

Navigating the independence and relevance of national statistical offices

Imagine living in a country where prices doubled every 16 hours. How could an economy function in such a world where people lost faith in the value of their currency? During a period of hyperinflat...

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Free exchange – In poor countries, statistics are both undersupplied and underused economist.com/finance-and-ec…
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A New Year’s Wish: Invest in Data cgdev.org/blog/new-years-wis…

A New Year’s Wish: Invest in Data

Ranil Dissanayake calls for developing country governments, donors, and researchers to commit to: invest in, and use, national data collection systems.

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Telling new stories about the SDGs: powerful new visuals ! Proud of our team: Florina Pirlea, Umar Serajuddin, Divyanshi Wadhwa, Matthew Welch, @EconAndrew & those who contributed @tkb @Data4SDGs @UNDataForum @worldbankdata
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@worldbankdata16 Nov 2020
ONLINE NOW! 2020 Atlas of the Sustainable Goals, with updated maps and data visualizations that show the status and progress towards achieving the #SDGs. LEARN MORE here: wrld.bg/feEH50ClDb2 #GlobalGoals #SDGAtlas
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We talk to experts from government; multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, and foundations to discuss their own experiences and insights on effective #DataGovernance. Join us on Oct 21, Wednesday 8:30 am EST, at the 2020 #UNDataForum: wrld.bg/tKcq50BXugF
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Wisely said, as always
Kaushik Basu
@kaushikcbasu18 Sep 2020
The difference between a political debate & a scientific debate is that in the former you first decide which side you are on & then join the debate, whereas in the latter you use the debate to decide which side you are on.
We estimate that an additional 88 million people will live in extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and that this number could rise to 115 million under the COVID-19-downside scenario blogs.worldbank.org/opendata… via @worldbank @worldbankdata
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For those who have been waiting: September 2020 global poverty update from the World Bank: New annual poverty estimates using the revised 2011 PPPs blogs.worldbank.org/opendata… via @worldbankdata @worldbank
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The subtle ways language shapes us bbc.com/culture/article/2020… via @BBC_Culture

The subtle ways language shapes us

Languages have very different rules when it comes to gender – but does that have an impact on how we see the world? Nayantara Dutta takes a look.

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