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subtitle: Open data today to build resilient and sustainable societies tomorrow
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<p>The World Bank’s South Asia Region (SAR) is proud to announce its new Open Cities Project. The goal of this project is to catalyze the creation, management and use of open data to produce innovative solutions for urban planning and resilience challenges across the region.</p>
<p>The Open Cities Project aims to catalyze the creation, management and use of open data to produce innovative solutions for urban planning and resilience challenges across South Asia.</p>

<p>In South Asia, rural to urban migration is occurring at a rate of 6-7 percent annually, making it one of the most rapidly urbanizing regions in the world. As urban populations and city boundaries grow, so does the difficulty of managing urban growth. To do so effectively, and build resilient and sustainable societies through the process, policy-makers and the public must have access to robust and accurate data. Only once this data is in place, can smart tools be created to inform decisions. These include where and how to build safer schools, how to protect urban areas against future climate impacts, or how to improve a city’s transport network to meet growing demand.</p>

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