Authors: Outes Velarde, J., Chauhan, M., Grennan, E., Paul, O. & Rousseau, P.
Organisation: Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab)
The International Network on Data for Impact and Government Outcomes – INDIGO – is a data and learning collaborative where different organisations share their data on a voluntary basis with the aim of creating a series of open data assets and advancing our understanding of outcomes-based contracting. The Impact Bond Dataset and the Pipeline dataset are examples of this collaborative approach. Every six months, we take stock of the new data on projects or upcoming projects and offer a snapshot of the landscape of impact bonds across the world.
This edition includes a special chapter where Dr. Petro Rousseau, our INDIGO Data Steward in South Africa, provides a summary of the findings of a number of in-depth interviews with African government officials and practitioners who worked on impact bonds. She found that while impact bonds offer significant promise for advancing social development in Africa, their successful implementation demands careful planning, strong governmental support, and active engagement from all stakeholders.
This report uses data as of 12 July 2024. The Impact Bond Dataset is open to any policymaker, researcher or data enthusiast who is interested in impact bonds; and it can be downloaded here.