Status Brief, October 2026

Putting mobile phone data to work for policy

The largest global initiative of its kind, helping develop country mobile phone data ecosystems that turn anonymized mobile phone data into official statistics and better policy. In partnership with the Government of Spain and delivered by the World Bank and the ITU, the program aims to durably integrate mobile phone data into the national data systems of 30 countries by 2030.

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Progress at a glance 25 country grant funded initiatives, another 24+ recieving in-kind and research support
Voices from partner countries What national data leaders say about the program
Hear from the core team GDF-MPD core program on the current state of the mobile phone data for policy program

Progress at a glance

25Country operational initiatives supported through Cohorts 1 and 2
12Countries with data access and governance MOUs
3000+People who have participated in our training programs
20+Knowledge and learning products delivered as global public goods

Where the program works

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Voices from supported country teams

Hear from the team

World Bank and ITU staff from the core program describe the current state of the mobile phone data for policy program.