LINKS WE LIKE #20 Big Data for Climate Change Resilience Climate change and the looming threats to humankind it forecasts have headlined major news sources for a couple of weeks now. As the greatest menace to human kind, its effects are not only imminent, but ever more present with the recurrence of natural disasters, alarms of rising sea levels and … Read More
LWL #19 The Dispute Over 5G
LINKS WE LIKE #19 The Dispute Over 5G China and the United States are the biggest adversaries on the dispute over who will control one of the main technological advances in recent history: 5G, or fifth generation cellular network technology. 5G promises to connect everything. As Will Knight from the MIT Technology Review points out, these technologies “will replace cable … Read More
LWL #18 Algorithmic Bias and the Gender Gap
LINKS WE LIKE #18 Algorithmic Bias and the Gender Gap A recent article by Wang et al studies gender trends in computer science authorship, revealing that, “if current trends continue, parity between the number of male and female authors will not be reached in this century”. Although examining the proportion of female authorship over time only captures one of the … Read More
Taller de capacitación “Big data, economía digital y desarrollo sostenible” en Bogotá
Bogotá, 24 de Mayo de 2019. En alianza entre la Comisión Económica para América Latina (CEPAL), el Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) y Data-Pop Alliance, se llevó a cabo con éxito la quinta versión del taller “Big Data, Economía Digital y Desarrollo Sostenible”. Del 7-9 de mayo, la sede central del DANE en Bogotá fue el punto de encuentro … Read More
EmpoderaData: Empowerment Through Data in Latin America
On May 16-17 in São Paulo, Data-Pop Alliance, University of Manchester, and FGV EAESP jointly organized a workshop on Data Literacy and SDGs in Latin America. The workshop followed an open seminar on “Big Data for Social Good” which gathered over 80 participants from different sectors and discussed ongoing initiatives leveraging ‘big data’ for research and public policy in Brazil … Read More
Resumen del curso de capacitación DPA y CEPAL, “Big data, economía digital y desarrollo sostenible” realizado en Santo Domingo, RD, 9-11 de abril, 2019
Data-Pop Alliance dirigió un taller de formación profesional sobre “Big Data, Economía Digital y Desarrollo Sostenible” en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana del 9 al 11 de abril, 2019, en alianza con la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe de las Naciones Unidas (NU CEPAL) y la Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). Este taller hizo parte de un programa … Read More
Transformando país a través del Big Data
A continuación presentamos el proyecto de Diseño e Implementación de la Estrategia de Big Data para el Estado Colombiano realizado por MIT y Data-Pop Alliance desde el 2017, para la Dirección de Proyectos Estratégicos de iNNpulsa, entidad que promueve la innovación, el emprendimiento y el desarrollo empresarial para el fortalecimiento de la competitividad en Colombia. El surgimiento de tecnologías como … Read More
LWL #17 Green Tech: The Sustainability Conundrum
LINKS WE LIKE #17 Green Tech: The Sustainability Conundrum As a data-driven organization, we dwell in the techno-scientific world, leveraging research, capacity building and community engagement around topics such as machine learning and AI to drive a people-centered Big Data revolution. Although sustainable development is one of the main drivers of our work, we know how large the environmental footprint … Read More
Atelier de formation “Mobiliser le Big Data pour le Développement Durable” à Tunis
Atelier de formation“Mobiliser le Big Data pour le Développement Durable” à Tunis 22-24 avril 2019 A propos du cours Agenda Intervenant-es Équipe de facilitation Nous contacter Notre prochain atelier de formation “Mobiliser le Big Data pour le Développement Durable” (entièrement en français) aura lieu à Tunis, du 22 au 24 avril 2019, organisé en partenariat avec Nations Unies Tunisie. Ce … Read More
LWL #16 AI For Social Good
LINKS WE LIKE #16 AI For Social Good Google’s “AI for Social Good” initiative launched on October 2018, aiming to drive the adoption of “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for public good”. Beyond the buzzword, how can we define this emerging field? In this week’s Links We Like we take a closer look at projects and research that use AI for sustainable … Read More
Harnessing Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Development Effectiveness
Originally published by Southern Voice January 21, 2019. By Emmanuel Letouzé and Micol Stock The development effectiveness landscape has been significantly transformed since the two major milestones of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005 and the 2008 Accra Agenda for Action. On the political economy side, the transition from the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the recent rise … Read More
Overview of the Data Pop Alliance – UNSSC Training Course “Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Development” held at MIT Media Lab, October 15-17, 2018
On October 15-17, Data-Pop Alliance and UNSSC conducted our third training workshop of 2018 in Cambridge, MA. The workshop is part of a broader training program tailored towards development practitioners, policymakers, and researchers interested in strengthening their knowledge and skills to leverage Big Data in their work. © Maya van Wingerden With an impressively diverse cohort of participants, this training … Read More
Upcoming 3-Day Training at MIT Media Lab
Upcoming 3-Day Training on“Big Data for Sustainable Development” at the MIT Media Lab October 15-17th, 2018 Overview About the Course Agenda Speakers Facilitators Overview Our next training workshop on “Big Data for Sustainable Development” will be held at the MIT Media Lab on October 15-17th, as part of our Global Professional Training Program developed and delivered in partnership with the United … Read More
Seminar and Training on “Big Data, Digital Economy, and Sustainable Development” in Mexico City, October 16-19, 2017
Data-Pop Alliance led a training workshop on “Big Data, Economy, and Sustainable Development” in Mexico City on October 17-19, 2017 in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) and the Mexican Presidency’s Coordinación de Estrategia Digital Nacional (EDN). The workshop is part of a comprehensive program, which includes other trainings and activities … Read More
Data-Pop Alliance – ECLAC Training Course on Big Data and Digital Economy, in São Paulo September 27-29
In partnership with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Cetic.br, Data-Pop Alliance ran a 3-day training workshop from September 27-29, 2017 on “Big Data for Measuring the Digital Economy” in São Paulo. Focused on Big Data and the digital economy in the LAC region, targeting UN and governmental staff, this program was launched in Santiago … Read More
Overview of Data-Pop Alliance-United Nations Systems Staff College Training Course on “Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Development” in Nairobi June 27-29, 2017
[This post has been updated to include the supporting pedagogical material] Data-Pop Alliance ran a 3-day training workshop from June 27-29, 2017 on “Leveraging Big Data for sustainable development” at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) in partnership with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), as part of a comprehensive program to respond to major ‘Big Data literacy’ and data science needs and … Read More
LWL #15 Algorithmic Justice, Risk Assessments, and Fairness
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SD Talks Special Series on Data for Sustainable Development – Session 2: Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Session 2: Partnership for Sustainable Development Data: Mobilising Data for Leaving No One Behind of the webinar series on Data for Sustainable Development, was delivered by Dr. Claire Melamed, Executive Director of Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). If you were not able to attend you can still watch the session now and learn more about the GPSDD and the importance of partnering … Read More
SD Talks Special Series on Data for Sustainable Development – Session 2: Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Partnership for Sustainable Development Data: Mobilising Data for Leaving No One Behind Friday 28 April 2017 02:00 PM CEST | 8:00 AM EDT After the successful launch of our SD Talks Special Series on Data for Sustainable Development in March 2017, we are pleased to announce the second webinar session of the series. Organised in partnership with the UNSSC Knowledge … Read More
SD Talks Special Series on Data for Sustainable Development – Session 1: Big Data: What is it and how can it Contribute to Sustainable Development
Session 1: Big Data: What is it and how can it Contribute to Sustainable Development of the webinar series on Data for Sustainable Development, developed and delivered in partnership with the UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development, as a part of its SD Talks Special Series initiative, successfully kicked off with a record 400 registered participants and 128 attendees! If you … Read More
LWL #14 Gender (in)Equality Through Data and Technology
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Algorithms and the Social Fabric: Accountability, Governance and Ethics
Algorithms are profoundly changing the world we live in; they seem to be everywhere, yet often hidden and generally poorly understood by the general public. They are referred to as ‘black boxes,’ concealing sophisticated mechanisms that crunch citizen-consumers’ data to make predictions that turn into prescriptions, and lock these subjects into their condition. However, the rise of algorithms may also … Read More
LWL #13 Algorithms, Accountability and Transparency
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Data-Pop Alliance launches its Global Professional Training Program in Bogotá!
Nov 29 – Dec 2, 2016
Following a pilot event at MIT Media Lab in June, Data-Pop Alliance formally launched its Global Professional Training Program with its first full fledged four-day intensive workshop on “Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Development” in Bogotá, Colombia, from November 29th to December 2nd. Up to 10 workshops will take place in 2017, in Colombia, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Thailand and the … Read More
Announcing Nuria Oliver as Data-Pop Alliance’s first Chief Data Scientist
We are honored to announce that Dr Nuria Oliver will serve as Data-Pop Alliance’s first Chief Data Scientist starting November 8th, 2016.
Open Algorithms: A New Paradigm for Using Private Data for Social Good
The term “datafication” was coined to describe the consequences of the digital revolution: the growing generation, collection and storage of digital information concerning all aspects of the physical world (including earth activity, weather, climate, and biosphere), human lives and activities (including DNA, vital signs, consumption, and credit scores), and societal patterns (including communications, economic activity, and mobility).
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
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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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.”
Exploring the Applications and Implications of Social Media and Demographic Research
The Social Media and Demographic Research Workshop, co-organized by the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Big Data and Population Processes as a side-event at the 10th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-16), took place in Cologne, Germany, on May 17, 2016. The goal of the workshop was to bring together population researchers and data scientists to discuss the … Read More
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.”
LWL #11
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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.”
Promoting a “People-Centered” Data Revolution at the World Humanitarian Summit—and Beyond
Data-Pop Alliance will co-host two side events during the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) held in Istanbul, Turkey this week: a remote side event with UNOCHA in New York on May 23rd, and an official WHS side event in Istanbul with UNDP, UNICEF and WFP, on May 24th. Both events will deal with the applications and implications of data and … Read More
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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