1、Towards a new age of economic enlightenment2Data:Towards a new age of economic enlightenmentPhil MooreContributing EditorMausi OwolabaniPolicy Analyst Clive HorwoodManaging Editor and Deputy Chief Executive Officer Simon HadleyDirector,ProductionFergus McKeownSubeditorSarah MoloneySubeditorWilliam C

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6、ating institutions for their assistance and guidance in helping creating this report.3omfif.orgContentsForeword Lets have a dispassionate debate about dataBy John Orchard,CEO OMFIFIntroduction Data:Towards a new era of economic enlightenmentChapter 2 The fundamental role of dataChapter 3 Data and di