For anyone else wondering what it's about: http://data.worldbank.org/about http://data.worldbank.org/about - "The World Bank provides free and open access to a

For anyone else wondering what it's about: http://data.worldbank.org/about http://data.worldbank.org/about - "The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog." It apparently focuses on ending poverty and the sharing of data is a big tool for that.