Global Pulse is pleased to publish a new White Paper, entitled “Big Data for Development: Opportunities & Challenges.”
Innovations in technology and greater affordability of digital devices worldwide have ushered in an Age of “Big Data,” an umbrella term for the explosion in the quantity and diversity of high frequency digital data. This digital data is being produced, in real-time, at an...
One of the biggest challenges of responding to fast-moving global crises on a human level, is that by the time governments figure out what is happening via surveys, reports and censuses -- the damage has already been done. Families fall into poverty, children are pulled from school, and the lives of the poorest are put into jeopardy.
But due to the explosion of online and mobile data (often...
A number of recently published studies and articles suggest that mining the Web may impact public health in ways that bear significance on Global Pulse’s approach to social impact monitoring in the digital age. Here is a recap of some of the most relevant studies and articles:
Syndromic Surveillance and More
One potential application is syndromic surveillance as part of an emerging field known...