Masako Hiraga is a Senior Statistician / Economist with the Development Data Group of the World Bank. She has worked on the collection, analysis, and dissemination of socio-demographic data, and she now focuses on providing finance and innovative solutions to improve statistical capacities around the world through Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB) and Statistics for Results Facility (SRF). She enjoys working with national statistical offices to produce robust, relevant, timely, and accessible data.