Strange Systems » flickr http://www.strangesystems.com Architecture. User Experience. Exploring the overlap of physical and virtual. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:12:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The World Bank and Web 2.0 http://www.strangesystems.com/blog/the-world-banks-cutting-edge.html http://www.strangesystems.com/blog/the-world-banks-cutting-edge.html#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:09:00 +0000 namho http://www.strangesystems.com/?p=447 From the World Bank Flickr account

From the World Bank Flickr account

Given the size, complexity and issues surrounding the World Bank (not to mention its impossible mandate of “Working for a World Free of Poverty”), it does surprise me how well it does things sometimes.

Case in point: the World Bank has a Flickr account! It has over 1,400 photos, nicely categorized into 3 collections (Africa, South Asia, East Asia) and 33 sets (that cover selected topics and countries).

Did I tell you that they also have an API to access their 114 indicators from key data sources and 12,000 development photos? This is too much. The Bank (as it is affectionately called to insiders) is more Web2.0 that a whole lot of organizations.

[Thx AC]

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