Developing intersectoral data banks

Description

Developing intersectoral data banks involves systematically collecting, integrating, and sharing data across different sectors—such as health, education, environment, and economy—to enable coordinated decision-making and resource allocation. This strategy addresses fragmented information systems, reduces duplication, and enhances the ability to identify and respond to complex, cross-sectoral problems. By facilitating comprehensive data access and analysis, intersectoral data banks support more effective policy development, monitoring, and evaluation, ultimately improving outcomes across multiple domains.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends that international donor agencies should consider financing the development of intersectoral data banks to help ensure that national planning for sustainable development is based on precise, reliable and effective information and is suited to national conditions.