Santo Domingo, 09 de abril de 2019.- La Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), como país coordinador del grupo de trabajo sobre medición de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas, en conjunto con la CEPAL y Data-Pop Alliance, dio apertura al primer Taller regional de Formación Profesional sobre Big-Data bajo el tema: “Economía Digital y Desarrollo Sostenible”. Con este evento inédito la institución busca promover la aplicación de los métodos y las herramientas del Big Data en proyectos de desarrollo sostenible.
El Laboratorio Urbano abre sus puertas en Bogotá. Un proyecto de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico, la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y Data-Pop Alliance
Data-Pop Alliance, junto con la Alcaldía de Bogotá (en cabeza de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico) y la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá han estado trabajando a lo largo de este año, en la creación de un Laboratorio Urbano para Bogotá. El pasado 27 de mayo, las tres partes firmaron un acuerdo oficial de colaboración.
Urban Living Lab in Bogotá Project Launch: A Collaboration between Bogotá’s Economic Development Secretary, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, & Data-Pop Alliance
This post explains more about the launch of an Urban Living Lab in Bogotá. Bogotá’s mayor’s office, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and Data-Pop Alliance recently signed an agreement about this project. This post is also available in Spanish.
Unleashing Big Data-Driven Innovation and Promoting Responsible Data Governance in a Privacy-Centered Europe: #digitisingEU in Brussels, Berlin, Madrid, and Dublin in partnership with the Vodafone Institute
This post is a recap of our #digtisingEU events in Brussels, Berlin, and Madrid, and the announcement of the fourth event in Dublin to take place in partnership with the Vodafone Institute.
How Emerging Digital Technologies Can Contribute to Achieving the SDGs for Persons with Disabilities: A Recap of the UN Side Event at the 9th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
This post summarizes the UN Side Event at the 9th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Data-Pop Alliance Director Emmanuel Letouzé to Deliver Keynote Speech at The Innovation Enterprise’s Big Data Innovation Summit in September
Emmanuel Letouzé, Director and co-Founder of Data-Pop Alliance, has been invited to speak about Data Literacy at The Innovation Enterprise’s Big Data Innovation Summit, which will take place on September 8-9 in Boston. The talk will highlight the importance of Data Literacy in leveraging and shaping the future of Big Data. See the full agenda here: https://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-boston-2016/schedule
Watch and Listen: “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience” Videos and Podcasts
This is a summary of a series of companion videos and podcasts that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
LWL #12
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UN Side Event on Disability and Digital Societies
This is an update for our series of blog posts on our ongoing work exploring the applications and implications of Big Data and disability. As part of our investigation of how new data sources can contribute to various research areas related to disability, Data-Pop Alliance is pleased to announce their involvement in the UN Working Group on Disability and Digital Societies.
Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience: Two Experts on their Work
This is the second video in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience: Who Needs to Get Involved to Tap its Potential?
This is the third video in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Data-Pop Alliance’s Director Emmanuel Letouzé Talks with Terms of Reference Podcast about Data For Development
Director and Co-Founder of Data-Pop Alliance, Emmanuel Letouzé speaks with Stephen Ladek of Aidpreneur about Big Data for development on the 109th episode of Terms of Reference podcast on May 30th.
Data-Pop Alliance Director Emmanuel Letouzé to Lead PhD Seminar at University of Turin
Data-Pop Alliance’s Director Emmanuel Letouzé has been invited to lead a seminar on Big Data and Policy in a course at University of Turin’s PhD program in Law, Science and Technology. This course is taught by Dr. Massimo Durante as part of the University’s Department of Law. The seminar will take place on Friday, June 10 from 2-4pm. More information … Read More
LWL #11
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Data-Pop Alliance to Present 2 Papers at Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2016
Two of Data-Pop Alliance’s papers have been selected for this year’s Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE). One paper, “The ABCDE of Big Data: Assessing Biases in Call-Detail Records for Development Estimates” will be presented by Emmanuel Letouzé and Gabriel Pestre during Monday morning’s session 1B, “Data for Development” in Room MC 7-100. The second paper, “Identifying Crime Hotspots … Read More
Markus Luczak-Roesch on Navigating a Heterogenous Data Landscape and Legislating for Big Data
This is the third podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Marion Dumas on “Democratic Data,” Crowdsourcing, and Opportunities and Pitfalls of Big Data
This is the fourth podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Patrick Vinck on Data Breadcrumbs Who Should Get Involved, and Kobo Toolbox
This is the first podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Frederike Otto & Mamun Rashid on CPDN, Climate Modeling, and Extreme Weather
This is the sixth podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Serge Guillas on Tsunami Hazard Systems in India, Local Action, & Uncertainties
This is the seventh podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Silke Roth on Crowdsourcing, Digital Inequalities, and Combining Cultural Knowledge with Big Data
This is the fifth podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Mark Iliffe on Participatory Geography, Flood Mapping, & Private Enterprise vs. Government Action
This is the second podcast in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
Emmanuel Letouzé on Big Data for Climate Change & Disaster Resilience
This is the first video in a series of companion pieces that offer insights from the DfID synthesis report, “Big Data for Climate Change and Disaster Resilience.”
The Color of Surveillance: Government Monitoring of the African American Community, Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology, 8 April 2016
This is the first in our Spotlights on Inequality series that offer an in-depth discussion of the intersection between inequality, data, and group privacy.
LWL #10
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LWL#9
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LWL #8
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LWL #7
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LWL #6
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Urban Identity and the Fragility-Resilience Double Helix
This is the first in our series of blog posts on our ongoing work on urban fragility and resilience.
LWL #5
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LWL #4
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LWL #3
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