Think of the last time you tried to download data from a public database. How did that go? Regardless of the topic—health, climate, economics—I’d be willing to bet it wasn’t much fun. Perhaps the database took ages to load. Perhaps you had to scratch your head to identify the variable you needed (what’s the difference between gross and net school enrolment?). Or perhaps the old-school interface was simply tricky to navigate.
Many publicly available databanks still behave like that. But today, thanks to AI, we can do better without breaking the bank. And I’m proud to say that we already have.
Over the last few months, our team helped One Campaign design the ONE Data Agent™—a tool that lets you access health financing data in seconds, without a headache. It takes the pain points of traditional data-search experiences and gives them a hug. See for yourself.
What’s different? Instead of browsing dozens of indicators that have a remote connection to your keywords, you can simply ask a question in natural language. Then, refine your results with follow-up requests or adjust filters in the control panel. Neat, isn’t it?
Is the ONE Data Agent™ perfect? Of course not. Like any innovation, it will need many tryouts and tweaks to become robust in the long run. But the precedent is set: with AI agents, we can now significantly improve the data-search experience at a lower development cost. Not only for health financing, but for any domain. And who wouldn’t want to live in a world where data collection is headache-free?
Thanks for dreaming with me,
—Evelina