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Da Distopia à Esperança: Destaques do Clube de Leitura e Cinema (Re)Imaginando Tecnologias

English De 16 de dezembro de 2024 a 30 de março de 2025, a DPA, o Instituto Da Hora e a Eureka realizaram o Clube de Leitura e Cinema “(Re)Imaginando Tecnologias: Caminhos para o Futuro”. Essa iniciativa gratuita e aberta...

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From Dystopia to Hope: Highlights from the (Re)Imagining Technologies Book and Movie Club

Português From December 16th, 2024 to March 30th, 2025, DPA, Instituto Da Hora and Eureka hosted the Book and Movie Club “(Re)Imagining Technologies: Pathways to the Future.” This free, public initiative brought together over 250 Portuguese-speaking participants from across Brazil....

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RightsCon 2025: Data-Pop Alliance Participation in the Leading Digital Rights Summit at Taipei

From February 24 to 27, 2025, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) participated in RightsCon 2025, the world’s leading summit on human rights and technology, held this year in Taipei, Taiwan. Representing DPA at the event were Julie Ricard (Director of our Technology...

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From November 12 to 16, Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) proudly participated in the UN World Data Forum 2024 in Medellín, Colombia. Our Managing Director, Natalie Grover, and Co-Founder, Emmanuel Letouzé, represented DPA, joining global leaders and data experts to explore transformative...

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New York — On September 17 and 23, 2024, Emmanuel Letouzé, Director of Data-Pop Alliance (DPA), participated in two events during the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79). The discussions focused on the CLIMB Project and the future of AI, alongside prominent...

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ConCiencia Social 2024: A Scientific and Socially Focused Event

Español In June 2024, ConCiencia Social (CCS) held its second annual conference series, which was a great success. This year’s event took place at a new venue in Mérida, as well as an additional event in Orizaba. The conference provided...

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ConCiencia Social 2024: Un evento con enfoque científico y social

English El pasado mes de junio, ConCiencia Social (CCS) llevó a cabo con gran éxito su segunda serie de conferencias anuales, esta vez con una nueva sede en Mérida, además de la sede en Orizaba. Durante este evento, tanto miembros...

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Barcelona recently hosted the CHANGE Annual Summit (June 10-12), an event that gathered representatives from various municipalities around the world dedicated to advancing gender equity in urban settings. Among the attendees were Emmanuel Letouzé, DPA Director and Co-Founder, Anna Spinardi,...

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“I hope that this strategy and its inclusive development modalities can serve as models for other countries in the region and beyond, to fully leverage the power of data as a ‘New Oxygen’ and catalyst for socio-economic transformation towards the...

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DPA apresenta o Workshop “Futuros Feministas: Reimaginando a Tecnologia e a IA”em 4 eventos no Brasil

English Os Programas de Tecnologia e Democracia e Feminismo de Dados da DPA, em colaboração com a Eureka, recentemente realizaram o workshop “Futuros Feministas: Reimaginando Tecnologia e IA” em quatro eventos prestigiosos no Brasil: Cryptorave (São Paulo), FIB – Fórum...

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DPA Presents the “Feminist Futures: Reimagining Technology and AI” Workshop at 4 Prestigious Events in Brazil

Português DPA’s Technology and Democracy and Data Feminism Programs, in collaboration with Eureka, recently hosted the workshop “Feminist Futures: Reimagining Technology and AI” at four prestigious events in Brazil: Cryptorave (São Paulo), FIB – Fórum da Internet no Brasil (Curitiba),...

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Talla Ndiaye, Director of DPA’s Just Digital Transformations Program, recently attended the “High Level Forum on Artificial Intelligence: A Lever for Development in Africa“. This innovative and timely event, held from June 3-5, 2024 in Rabat, Morocco, was organized by...

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On May 8th, 2024, DPA Managing Director Natalie Grover spoke at the ninth Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) at the UN Headquarters in New York. In an effort to harness...

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“Country policies on data need to be aligned with regional and continental policies. It’s a joint effort – I cannot stress that enough.” Talla Ndiaye, speaking at CAS 2024 Tweet Data-Pop Alliance’s (DPA) Just Digital Transformations Program Director Talla...

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DPA’s Geographies of Inequalities Program Lead Agustina Perez (picture below) attended a regional workshop in Dakar, Senegal, from April 23rd to 25th, 2024. Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) Inclusive Growth team, the...

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The Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation (MoCD) through the Data Protection Commission – Ghana is developing Ghana’s National Data Strategy with financial assistance and support from the Data Economy Program at GIZ, technical assistance from Smart Africa, and technical support...

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Colegas de DPA participan en evento de IA del Tec de Monterrey

On Monday, January 15, 2024, Data-Pop Alliance’s (DPA) Director Emmanuel Letouzé participated in a panel discussion titled, “AI for Humanitarian and Development Applications” at AI House Davos during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland....

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DPA Director Emmanuel Letouzé Participates in AI Panel at AI House Davos

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Data-Pop Alliance was well-represented at this year’s Festival de Datos, which was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay from November 7-9th. From DPA, Director of Data Science Zinnya del Villar, Technology and Democracy Program Director Julie Ricard, and Research Managers...

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On July 29th, DPA Just Digital Transformations Director Talla Ndiaye and Resilient Livelihoods and Ecosystems Director Nigora Isamiddinova presented our project, OPAL for Humanitarian Action, at the World Food Program (WFP) Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Pitch Event in Luxembourg. This event,...

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DPA Research Director of Data Science Zinnya del Villar gave a presentation titled, “The Racial Justice Data Project: Pursuing Racial Justice through Data in Europe and Latin America”, on July 7th at RightsCon Costa Rica. Zinnya’s travel and participation in...

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DPA Director Emmanuel Letouzé and Data Scientists Yasmine Hamdar and Enrique Bonilla attended the HumMingBird Project’s expert workshop titled, “Making the Most of Mobile Phone Data to Map Migration”, held on November 17th and 18th in Istanbul, Turkey. HumMingBird, whose...

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Data Day(s) es un evento organizado por Software Guru que se ha realizado exitosamente de forma presencial desde 2015 hasta 2019, y de forma virtual desde el 2020. El evento reúne a todo tipo de participantes involucrados en el análisis,...

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The 2021 Geo for Good Summit, hosted by Google Earth Outreach, will take place from November 16-19th. This virtual conference brings together non-profits, scientists, and government officials to discuss the ability of mapping tools and technology to create positive impacts...

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Data-Pop Alliance is pleased to announce that our director Emmanuel Letouzé will be the keynote and first international speaker in the 7th edition of the Data Day to be held on October 20, 2021. This virtual event is hosted by...

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Join DPA at RightsCon 2021 to Talk About Violence against Women and Feminicide in Latin America and the Caribbean

This year, RightsCon 2021, will take place online from Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11, spanning multiple time zones and offering a robust program of over 400 sessions, including both live and asynchronous content. As the world’s leading summit...

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Desde su inicio en 2016, Data Day(s) ha sido un evento que reúne a expertos en la gestión y análisis de datos a gran escala para compartir de sus experiencias y conocimientos con otros. Cada año, la agenda del evento...

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DPA at the International Policy Workshop for the World Development Report 2021

On June 9–10, 2020, our Director Emmanuel Letouzé will participate in the International Policy Workshop titled “Data for Better Lives: Enablers and Safeguards”, organized by the World Bank and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The...

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CEGA + World Bank’s DIME Present the 6th Annual Measuring Development Conference

On Tuesday, March 31st, 2020, the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) will partner with the World Bank’s Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group and Innovations in Big Data Analytics to host the 6th annual “Measuring Development” Conference in Washington, D.C....

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Big Data Paris 2020: A Gathering of Innovation / Big Data Paris 2020 : Un Rendez-Vous d’Innovation

[ENGLISH VERSION] Important Update: Originally scheduled for March 9–10, the event has been rescheduled to May 27–28 due to precautions related to the coronavirus outbreak. Radical innovations, breakthrough technologies, 360° creativity—Big Data Paris 2020 promises to be bigger than ever....

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Seminar on “Household Surveys in the Changing Data Landscape: Challenges, Opportunities and an Agenda for the Future”

As the data ecosystem continues to evolve, the role of traditional household surveys is being re-examined. Are household surveys still relevant in this shifting landscape? If so, what new roles can they play beyond the value they already provide? How...

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Upcoming Workshop: Web Data Collection and Analysis for IBGE Staff in Rio

From November 25–27, Data-Pop Alliance will lead a hands-on workshop on “Web Data Collection and Analysis: Web Scraping and API Interaction” at the offices of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This three-day...

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Innovations in Data Collection: DPA to Join IUSSP Expert Group Meeting

In recent years, data collection and analysis have undergone rapid transformation. While attention often focuses on Big Data sources—such as social media, credit card transactions, and mobile records—significant innovation has also taken place in more traditional, structured approaches, particularly through...

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Save the Date: AI Latin America SumMIT

The Artificial Intelligence Latin America SumMIT brings together leaders from government, industry, academia, and the non-profit sector across Latin America and the Caribbean to explore the opportunities and challenges their countries face as they advance in adopting AI technologies. The...

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Join the Regional Forum on AI and the 2030 Agenda, Featuring DPA’s Director

The upcoming Regional Forum on Artificial Intelligence and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will convene leaders and experts to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that AI and related technologies pose for societies, governments, organizations, and citizens. Organized in partnership...