DATAFORBETTERGOVERNANCE BUILDINGGOVERNMENTANALYTICSECOSYSTEMSINLATINAMERICAANDTHECARIBBEAN JuanFranciscoSantini,FlaviaSaccoCapurro,DanielRogger,TimothyLundy,GalileuKim,JorgedeLeónMiranda,SerenaCocciolo,andChiaraCasanova DataforBetterGovernance Thisbook,alongwithanyassociatedcontentorsubsequentupdates,canbeaccessedathttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42413. https://reproducibility.worldbank.org AreproducibilitypackageisavailableforthisbookintheReproducibleResearchRepositoryat https://reproducibility.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/209. ScantolearnabouttheGovernmentAnalyticscollection. DataforBetterGovernance BuildingGovernmentAnalyticsEcosystemsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean JUANFRANCISCOSANTINI,FLAVIASACCOCAPURRO, DANIELROGGER,TIMOTHYLUNDY, GALILEUKIM,JORGEDELEÓNMIRANDA, SERENACOCCIOLO,ANDCHIARACASANOVA ©2024InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment/TheWorldBank1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433 Telephone:202-473-1000;Internet:www.worldbank.org Somerightsreserved123427262524 ThisworkisaproductofthestaffofTheWorldBankwithexternalcontributions.Thefindings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisworkdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofTheWorldBank,itsBoardofExecutiveDirectors,orthegovernmentstheyrepresent. TheWorldBankdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracy,completeness,orcurrencyofthedataincludedinthisworkanddoesnotassumeresponsibilityforanyerrors,omissions,ordiscrepanciesintheinformation,orliabilitywithrespecttotheuseoforfailuretousetheinformation,methods,processes,orconclusionssetforth.Theboundaries,colors,denominations,links/footnotes,andotherinformationshowninthisworkdonotimplyanyjudgmentonthepartofTheWorldBankconcerningthelegalstatusofanyterritoryortheendorsementoracceptanceofsuchboundaries.ThecitationofworksauthoredbyothersdoesnotmeanTheWorldBankendorsestheviewsexpressedbythoseauthorsorthecontentoftheirworks. NothinghereinshallconstituteorbeconstruedorconsideredtobealimitationuponorwaiveroftheprivilegesandimmunitiesofTheWorldBank,allofwhicharespecificallyreserved. RightsandPermissions ThisworkisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution3.0IGOlicense(CCBY3.0IGO)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo.UndertheCreativeCommonsAttributionlicense,youarefreetocopy,distribute,transmit,andadaptthiswork,includingforcommercialpurposes,underthefollowingconditions: Attribution—Pleasecitetheworkasfollows:Santini,JuanFrancisco,FlaviaSaccoCapurro,DanielRogger,TimothyLundy,GalileuKim,JorgedeLeónMiranda,SerenaCocciolo,andChiaraCasanova.2024.DataforBetterGovernance:BuildingGovernmentAnalyticsEcosystemsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.Washington,DC:WorldBank.doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2159-2.License:CreativeCommonsAttributionCCBY3.0IGO Translations—Ifyoucreateatranslationofthiswork,pleaseaddthefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththeattribution:ThistranslationwasnotcreatedbyTheWorldBankandshouldnotbeconsideredanofficialWorldBanktranslation.TheWorldBankshallnotbeliableforanycontentorerrorinthistranslation. Adaptations—Ifyoucreateanadaptationofthiswork,pleaseaddthefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththeattribution:ThisisanadaptationofanoriginalworkbyTheWorldBank.ViewsandopinionsexpressedintheadaptationarethesoleresponsibilityoftheauthororauthorsoftheadaptationandarenotendorsedbyTheWorldBank. Third-partycontent—TheWorldBankdoesnotnecessarilyowneachcomponentofthecontentcontainedwithinthework.TheWorldBankthereforedoesnotwarrantthattheuseofanythird-party-ownedindividualcomponentorpartcontainedintheworkwillnotinfringeontherightsofthosethirdparties.Theriskofclaimsresultingfromsuchinfringementrestssolelywithyou.Ifyouwishtore-useacomponentofthework,itisyourresponsibilityto determinewhetherpermissionisneededforthatre-useandtoobtainpermissionfromthecopyrightowner.Examplesofcomponentscaninclude,butarenotlimitedto,tables,figures,orimages. AllqueriesonrightsandlicensesshouldbeaddressedtoWorldBankPublications,TheWorldBank,1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433,USA;e-mail:pubrights@worldbank.org. ISBN(paper):978-1-4648-2159-2 ISBN(electronic):978-1-4648-2178-3DOI:10.1596/978-1-4648-2159-2 Coverimage:©PixelMatrix/AdobeStock.UsedwiththepermissionofPixelMatrix/AdobeStock.Furtherpermissionrequiredforreuse. Coverdesign:BillPragluski,CriticalStages,LLC. LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2024950453 Contents Forewordix Acknowledgmentsxi AboutThisCollectionxiii AbouttheAuthorsxv MainMessagesxvii ExecutiveSummaryxxi Abbreviationsxxv Chapter1TheCaseforGovernmentAnalyticsin LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean1 Introduction1 KeyMessages4 TheGovernmentAnalyticsEcosystem5 RegionalOpportunitiesandChallengesforGovernmentAnalytics6 ARegionalAssessmentandPolicyRecommendationstoStrengthen GovernmentAnalytics10 Notes15 References16 Chapter2AConceptualFrameworkforGovernmentAnalytics19 Introduction19 HowDoesGovernmentAnalyticsImproveGovernmentFunctioning?21 WhatEnablingConditionsSupportGovernmentAnalytics?29 Notes37 References37 Chapter3CaseStudiesofGovernmentAnalyticsin LatinAmericaandtheCaribbean39 Introduction39 CaseStudy3.2:UsingDiagnosticAnalyticsofHumanResourcesData toExploretheGenderPay