RTFA: http://data.un.org/

Indicator databases
- Key Global Indicators
- Millennium Development Goals Indicators
- Gender Statistics
- ECE Database
Agriculture
- FAO Statistics
Education
- UNESCO Statistics
Employment
- ILO Statistics
Energy
- Energy Statistics
Environment
- UNFCCC Statistics
Health
- WHO Statistics
Human Development
- UNDP Statistics
Industry
- Industry Statistics
Information and Communication Technology
- ITU Statistics
National Accounts
- Official Country Data
- Estimates of Main Aggregates
Population
- Demographic Statistics
- Estimates and Projections
Refugees
- UNHCR Statistics
Trade
- Commodity Trade Statistics
Tourism
- UNWTO Statistics

Imagine taking all of the data in every UN publication, and making an easy interface to query and download that data. STOP! Your imagination is wasted, because this already exists.

*drool* so much data… UNdata exists, and it rules. The AJAX-ified interface is really responsive, and defnitely makes it a painless task to drill down. The available data sets are vast, including all sorts of great economic data from the IMF and WTO.

Via information aesthetics.

RTFA: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/62937,us-faces-us100…

A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.

Panellists at a trade forum levelled harsh criticism at the US, focusing on a burgeoning trade clash between the US and Europe over internet gaming.The forum believes that the US could be liable for up to US$100 billion in trade concessions to European industries after placing illegal discriminatory trade restrictions on European gaming operators.The disputed concessions arise from Antigua’s victory earlier this year when the WTO ruled that the US violated its treaty obligations by excluding online Antiguan gaming operators, while allowing domestic operators to offer various forms of online gaming.Instead of complying with the ruling, the Bush administration withdrew the sizeable gambling industry from its free trade commitments.

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