sustainableworld.com

Objective of the Site

The site, which first appeared in 1998,  is designed to provide access  to a selected number of important and free international data sites, to provide information on how to download data from the these sites and to provide links and training on open source/free software which can be used to access, analyze and process the data.  The site has been developed to be of general interest, but particularly useful to governments, businesses and students in low-bandwidth areas in developing countries.

Data Links

This section  provides links to databases providing open access to international  agricultural, nutritional, economic,  demographic,and other data at the country,  regional and global levels. This section was revised and information was updated in April 2015. Links to the data are available here.

Open Source Software

This section provides information on open source office software, including the Linux operating system, and productivity software that runs on Linux, Windows or Apple operating systems. The section also examines the hardware requirements for Linux. This section was updated in April 2015.  The information on open source/free software is available here.

Using the Data

This section will give examples of how to download, organize, link and use data from some of the main data bases, as well as provide examples of links to training material related to using the data with open source software for analytical purposes-- for example using a spreadsheet to draw population pyramids. This material can be accessed here.