<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
was	O
a	O
database	O
system	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
auspices	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
and	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Development	O
Group	O
for	O
monitoring	O
human	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
specific	O
purpose	O
of	O
monitoring	O
the	O
Millennium	O
Development	O
Goals	O
(	O
MDGs	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Human	O
Development	O
Indicators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
was	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
organizing	O
,	O
storing	O
and	O
presenting	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
uniform	O
way	O
to	O
facilitate	O
data	O
sharing	O
at	O
the	O
country	O
level	O
across	O
government	O
departments	O
,	O
UN	O
agencies	O
and	O
development	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Global	O
DevInfo	B-Application
Initiative	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
UNICEF	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
UN	O
system	O
,	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
furthering	O
human	O
development	O
by	O
offering	O
information	O
technology-based	O
solutions	O
aimed	O
at	O
addressing	O
development-related	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
integrating	O
management	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
software	O
training	O
,	O
technical	O
support	O
services	O
,	O
data	O
dissemination	O
solutions	O
and	O
technical	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DevInfo	B-Application
Initiative	O
takes	O
a	O
strategic	O
approach	O
towards	O
strengthening	O
the	O
monitoring	O
and	O
evaluation	O
capacity	O
of	O
governments	O
and	O
agencies	O
by	O
developing	O
innovative	O
technological	O
solutions	O
to	O
better	O
track	O
human	O
development	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DevInfo	B-Application
Initiative	O
supported	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
a	O
day	O
when	O
national	O
and	O
local	O
governments	O
use	O
internationally	O
accepted	O
common	O
database	O
standards	O
for	O
tracking	O
human	O
development	O
indicators	O
,	O
containing	O
high-quality	O
data	O
with	O
adequate	O
coverage	O
and	O
depth	O
to	O
sustain	O
good	O
governance	O
around	O
the	O
agenda	O
of	O
achieving	O
development	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
strived	O
to	O
add	O
value	O
to	O
national	O
statistics	O
systems	O
by	O
complementing	O
existing	O
databases	O
and	O
bridging	O
data	O
dissemination	O
gaps	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
more	O
fully	O
engaging	O
both	O
government	O
and	O
civil	O
society	O
in	O
policy	O
choices	O
for	O
human	O
development	O
that	O
yield	O
measurable	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
implementation	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
trained	O
experts	O
at	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
regional	O
,	O
and	O
global	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
support	O
services	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
Support	O
Group	O
consisting	O
of	O
international	O
staff	O
located	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
DevInfo	B-Application
was	O
retired	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
has	O
a	O
DevInfo	B-Application
Data	O
Request	O
Form	O
for	O
authorized	O
national	O
statistical	O
agency	O
administrators	O
to	O
request	O
migration	O
of	O
active	O
DevInfo	B-Application
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UN	O
System	O
maintains	O
proprietary	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
managed	O
in	O
its	O
behalf	O
by	O
UNICEF	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
UNDG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DevInfo	B-Application
software	O
is	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
easily	O
customizable	O
,	O
allowing	O
DevInfo	B-Application
to	O
have	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
over	O
370	O
customized	O
adaptations	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
over	O
120	O
countries	O
had	O
developed	O
national	O
statistical	O
data	O
systems	O
based	O
on	O
DevInfo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
over	O
200	O
trainings	O
had	O
been	O
conducted	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
DevInfo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
adaptations	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
platform	O
are	O
some	O
customized	O
data	O
visualization	O
applications	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
initiative	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
di	O
Visualizer	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
present	O
data	O
in	O
animated	O
scatter	B-Application
plots	I-Application
,	O
to	O
explore	O
trends	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EmergencyInfo	O
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
decision	O
support	O
system	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
DevInfo	B-Application
database	O
technology	O
that	O
helps	O
people	O
to	O
respond	O
better	O
in	O
emergency	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polio	O
Communication	O
Info	O
is	O
a	O
DevInfo	B-Application
6.0	O
adaptation	O
launched	O
jointly	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
India	O
and	O
UNICEF	O
intended	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
track	O
polio	O
eradication	O
programmes	O
in	O
Northern	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChildInfo	O
was	O
the	O
system	O
which	O
preceded	O
DevInfo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
4.0	O
-	O
ChildInfo	O
was	O
upgraded	O
and	O
launched	O
as	O
DevInfo	B-Application
4.0	O
with	O
UN	O
Development	O
Group	O
endorsement	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
4.0	O
is	O
a	O
user-friendly	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
easy	O
presentation	O
of	O
data	O
in	O
tables	O
,	O
graphs	O
and	O
maps	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
MDG	O
reports	O
,	O
presentations	O
and	O
advocacy	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
4.0	O
contributed	O
to	O
setting	O
universal	O
standards	O
for	O
data	O
storage	O
,	O
access	O
and	O
dissemination	O
of	O
human	O
development	O
indicators	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
MDGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
5.0	O
-	O
This	O
updated	O
version	O
featuring	O
state-of-the-art	O
database	O
technology	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
with	O
royalty-free	O
distribution	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	O
application	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
5.0	O
offers	O
an	O
intuitive	O
user	O
interface	O
providing	O
easy	O
navigations	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
data	O
and	O
produce	O
customizable	O
tables	O
,	O
graphs	O
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compliant	O
with	O
emerging	O
international	O
standards	O
for	O
metadata	O
(	O
SDMX	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
contains	O
a	O
powerful	O
data	O
exchange	O
module	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
easily	O
share	O
data	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
6.0	O
-	O
A	O
powerful	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
DevInfo	B-Application
database	O
technology	O
,	O
DevInfo	B-Application
6.0	O
delivers	O
significant	O
enhancements	O
for	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
information	O
on	O
human	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
DevInfo	B-Application
5.0	O
,	O
DevInfo	B-Application
6.0	O
contains	O
significant	O
advancements	O
in	O
usability	O
with	O
a	O
reduced	O
learning	O
curve	O
for	O
first-time	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
7.0	O
-	O
The	O
most	O
advanced	O
version	O
of	O
DevInfo	B-Application
yet	O
,	O
DevInfo	B-Application
7.0	O
is	O
web-based	O
and	O
introduces	O
exciting	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
data	O
to	O
visualize	O
it	O
without	O
creating	O
a	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
7.0	O
makes	O
available	O
twenty-two	O
visualization	O
tools	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
catalog	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
online	O
national	O
and	O
subnational	O
data	O
from	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	O
the	O
catalog	O
to	O
find	O
data	O
across	O
multiple	O
databases	O
,	O
and	O
contribute	O
your	O
own	O
database	O
to	O
the	O
DevInfo	B-Application
worldwide	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
after	O
2015	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
manage	O
Millennium	O
Development	O
Goals	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
retired	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevInfo	B-Application
uses	O
social	O
media	O
networking	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
share	O
experiences	O
and	O
difficulties	O
in	O
human	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
