Open Learning Hub

Open Learning Hub

Population 2021
(Millions)

HDI Score
2019 (Max. 1)

SDG Score
2020-2021
(Max. 100)

Gender Inequality
Index Score
(Max. 1)

Internet Inclusivity
Index 2022
(100 countries)

Sources: 1. World Bank (2021), 2. UNDP (2019), 3. Sustainable Development Report (2021), 4. UNDP (2019), 5. Economist Impact (2022).

Overview

Big Data and Sustainable
Development
Open Learning Hub

The “Big Data & Sustainable Development Open Learning Hub” is an open platform created by Data-Pop Alliance and the Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Staff College (UNSSC). Our goal is to cultivate a global community of practice through an open and free interactive learning platform, to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and capacity-building about Big Data and Sustainable Development.

Join the Hub

  1. Register and create your profile
  2. Look under the section invited boards to access the Learning Hub 
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Community of Learning

This is an open and free social learning environment. It will build on regular contributions from fellows from our previous professional training workshops as well as our academic advisors and team members. The first module, ‘Data-Driven Society’, was developed with inputs from Prof. Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, MIT [Media Lab | Sloan Business School | Institute for Data, Systems and Society] and Data-Pop Alliance Academic Advisor. 

Projects

Strengthening of Technical Capacities in Big Data for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

  • Partner(s): Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) (Funder), Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española en Santa Cruz, Bolivia

This project developed with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), strengthened the technical capacities of government officials in Latin America and the Caribbean to take advantage of Big Data for sustainable development and official statistics. During the first phase of the project, through an exploratory study (see Publication below), we analyzed the current state of the infrastructure, institutional framework, regulatory framework, capacities and use cases of Big Data for the generation of public policies in 5 LAC countries: Bolivia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru.

The second phase focused on developing four capacity building workshops between June 2022 and March 2023.

  • Introduction to Big Data for Sustainable Development
  • Big Data and Poverty Analysis for Sustainable Development
  • Big Data and Health Analysis for Sustainable Development
  • Big Data, Security and Violence for Sustainable Development

This training itinerary provided participants with a comprehensive knowledge of the key concepts, the necessary tools and the main challenges of Big Data for sustainable development, with a special emphasis on the applicability of these data sources for statistical purposes.

Publication
Video

Support to the Inter-American Development Bank in the Identification of Technological and Big Data Tools for Current, Ongoing, and New IDB Projects

  • Partner(s): Inter-American Development Bank (Funder)

This project aimed to support the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in preparing for the IDB Andean Summit event held on November 29, 2018, in Quito, Ecuador. A study was generated that identified new Big Data tools being developed and/or used by academic institutions, international organizations, and the public or private sector that would concretely benefit current and future IDB projects. Based on DPA’s experience, the consultancy’s goal was to contribute to the IDB’s knowledge, identification, and capabilities regarding available technological tools that provided observable material improvements at different stages of current or future projects. The study focused on IDB projects in five countries in the region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Publication
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Publication (Spanish)