Anthony Deen

Anthony Deen is a Communications and Research Manager at Data-Pop Alliance. He holds a MSc in Public Policy and Human Development from United Nations University MERIT-Maastricht University with an emphasis in Migration Studies and a BA in Political Science from San Francisco State University. His master’s thesis examined the role of community-based organizations in increasing social capital for asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium.

Before joining DPA, Anthony worked as an educator in many countries around the world. He also worked as the Project Manager for an educationally focused NGO, Mobile Education Partnerships, in Northern Thailand, with the goal of improving learning outcomes for migrant and refugee students. During his time in Thailand, he was able to volunteer as a Grant Writer for the Burma Children Medical Fund. His most recent role was in communications with the Netherlands-based INGO SPARK, working on refugee entrepreneurship and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In addition to communications, he is interested in issues related to migration, sustainable development, and access to education.

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LWL #36 Crisis Data: New Technology and Humanitarian Emergencies

LINKS WE LIKE #36 Accurate data is pivotal to identifying and responding to the needs of those impacted by a variety of shocks, including violent conflicts, environmental disasters, epidemics, and other life-threatening emergencies. By gathering and processing personal, public, and...

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DPA Alumni Series Interview: Shivika Singh

In the “Alumni Series”, we catch up with former Data-Pop Alliance interns to hear about their experiences working with DPA, what they learned, and how it helped them on their career paths. The first edition features Managing Director Natalie Grover...

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LWL#35 The Future of Financial Inclusion: How New Technologies are Reshaping FinTech

LINKS WE LIKE #35 Financial inclusion, or access to formal financial services, (such as bank accounts, credit, and loans) is one of the most valuable tools for breaking cycles of poverty. Unfortunately, an estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide remain “unbanked”,...

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LWL #34 The Creative Arts and AI: The Ultimate Collaboration (or Competition?)

LINKS WE LIKE #34 Repetitive, structured, and monotonous are adjectives often associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Normally these tools are not linked with being creative, let alone with the creation of art. However, in recent years...

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LWL #33 Agriculture and AI: From the Root of Civilization to its Promising Future

We now find ourselves on the verge of the next “agricultural revolution”, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and agriculture coming together. In this edition of Links We Like, we explore the effects that this linkage will create....
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Gender Data Series: How Can Data be Leveraged to Combat Sexual Harassment and Abuse in the Workplace?

GENDER DATA SERIES The “Gender Data Series” includes interviews, videos, and opinion articles with experts from around the globe. The goal of this project is to shed light on issues at the intersection of gender and data; such as health,...

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LWL #32 Facebook, the Promise and the Peril

LINKS WE LIKE #32 When speaking about the purpose of his company, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been quoted as saying, “By giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent.” This leads to a very important...

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LWL #31 Online Harassment and AI Content Moderation: Countering Threats to Freedom of Expression

LINKS WE LIKE #31 The emergence and popularity of new social networks has opened space for a multitude of virtual interactions between people from diverse backgrounds. Consequently, the internet allows anyone to become a “communicator”, with access to a wide...