Data for Decision Making - Fundamentals

The Inter-American Development Bank, through the BIDAcademy, issues the following badge and certifies that the recipient has successfully completed the "Data for Effective Policy Making” course, acquiring the following skills: public policy design; development effectiveness; management strategies; results-based management; and planning and organization.

Issued on 22 May 2026 by

AcademiaBID / IDBAcademy

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Achievement Type

Certificate Of Completion

Issuer

AcademiaBID / IDBAcademy

BID-INDES@iadb.org

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Criteria

Learning goals

Recognize the importance of the relationship between data analysis and decision making in public management
Define the research problem, the starting hypothesis, the analysis variables and some methods to verify the hypotheses
Identify the methodology that best addresses the problems of data collection, interpretation and analysis
Interpret different types of visualizations and identify best practices for creating effective visualizations
Identify the steps for creating and evaluating a data-driven policy

Sectors (BIDAcademy)

Reform / Modernization of the State | Science and Technology

Learning experience and activities 

Self-paced e-learning that includes:

Learning from readings, comics and videos
Non-assessable practical exercises
Non-assessable formative quizzes
Forums
Development of creative non-assessable challenges
Summative questionnaires

Content/Topics

The Importance of Data in Decision Making
Converting Concepts into Measurable Parameters
Understanding Data Analysis
Displaying the Results
Closing the Loop: from Data to Planning

Assessment

To obtain this digital badge, the recipient must have successfully completed the different learning activities and summative assessments to meet or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course requires an estimated effort of approximately 40 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge

*This credential is equivalent to the previous version.

Alignments

IDB Digital Credential Framework

https://credencialesbid.openbadgepassport.org/app/profile/page/view/312