The digital revolution of the first decade of this new century has brought many wonders, yet it has also has ushered in a bewildering array of unanticipated consequences. We now find ourselves in a volatile and hyperconnected world where risk has been globalized. Our tightly-coupled systems have become interdependent, creating feedback loops so complex that predictive analysis is of...
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 related levels since its emergence at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2011:
1. Conceptual development: discourse and debate
Discussions about the concept of Data Philanthropy, or private sector data...
Calling all researchers! “Data for Development” – an unprecedented open data challenge led by global telecommunications company France Telecom-Orange, in partnership with GSMA Development Fund, MIT MediaLab, University of Louvain (UCL), Université de Bouaké, the World Economic Forum and UN Global Pulse - is open for applications.
Orange will make 2.5B anonymized records of 5 million mobile...