Data Philanthropy: Where Are We Now?
The conversation around Data Philanthropy - a term which describes a new form of partnership in which private sector companies share data for public benefit - has advanced on four distinct but...
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Global Pulse Technology Update
Our international development colleagues sometimes describe the Global Pulse tech work as “that weird stuff over there.” I suspect we do a little more than that, and that it’s worth explaining the... Read More
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A Visualization Challenge
We are very excited to announce "Giving Voice to the Vulnerable Through Data and Design," a 6-week challenge with Visualizing.org, to visualize results from an SMS survey on how people are coping... Read More
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Humanitarian Innovation and the United Nations
This weekend I was in Toronto at the 3rd global event of Random Hacks of Kindness (a global community of software developers and designers building practical open technology to solve international... Read More
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Exploring the Ecosystem for Pulse Lab Kampala
Sitting at the regularly jam-packed Mobile Monday events here in Kampala it’s always astounding to see how vibrant the technology scene is in Uganda. The group that meets almost every month... Read More
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Laying the Groundwork for Pulse Lab Kampala
For the past five months, UN Global Pulse has had a team of two Innovation Officers on the ground in Uganda. The team has been working closely with the Global Pulse staff in New York to lay the... Read More
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"Reading List": Innovation, Intent and Capacity
On a recent subway ride to work, I decided to catch up with some reading on my iPhone (instead of aimlessly fiddling with it), and came across three articles that linked very well with the things I... Read MorePages
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