Data collected for one purpose have the potential to generate economic and social value in applications far beyond those originally anticipated. But many barriers stand in the way, ranging from ...

From the first attempts to unify weights and measures in ancient empires to today's complex web of international protocols governing everything from the internet to food safety, standards have been ...

Perhaps not, but a recently published report presented by Jeffrey Sachs, Macroeconomics and Health: Investing in Health for Economic Development, takes us a step in the right direction.

Over the past year, China’s economic ship ... China’s development has always resonated with the world. We remain committed to peaceful development and to sharing opportunities and pursuing ...

The report is coordinated and published by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

San Diego County recently ranked third for the most new business applications in California, according to a new report by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation. The data point ...