The Public Institutions Data and Analytics Global Unit is responsible for enhancing the use of data and analytics in governance and institutional topics. It provides strategic support for cross-cutting engagements with a focus on how data and evidence can improve the functioning of public institutions. The unit delivers on three main programs: global trends in governance, country-level data and analytics, and climate change and institutions, including the political economy of climate change.
The unit focuses on thematic areas such as Climate Change Governance. An example is provided by a Canva image linked to further information on how Climate Change Governance uses institutions to address governance failures, strengthen incentives, and build capability for climate action.
In terms of governance data, several tools, indicators, databases, and indexes are available:
- **GovTech Maturity Index**: This initiative measures GovTech maturity in four focus areas—supporting core government systems, enhancing service delivery, mainstreaming citizen engagement, and fostering GovTech enablers.
- **Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators**: A unique cross-national dataset on public sector employment and wages.
- **ProAct**: A procurement anticorruption and transparency platform.
- **Global Public Procurement Database**: Captures data about country procurement and e-procurement systems at a global level.
- **Supreme Audit Institution Independence Index**: A program to analyze and promote the effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in World Bank client countries.
- **Public Expenditure And Financial Accountability (PEFA)**: An open-sourced monitoring tool that empowers governments to engage in meaningful dialogue to improve public financial management and support sustainable development.