In the online learning discussion a few weeks ago, we talked about some of the trends towards oppenness and sharing of information on the web. Here’s a great example. The United Nations has created a web site where they are making available over 55 million records, including the following topic areas:
- education
- employment
- energy
- environment
- food and agriculture
- health
- human development
- industry
- information and communication technology
- national accounts
- population
- refugees
- trade and tourism
This could be a great resource for instructors or student research projects.
Here’s the link: http://data.un.org/