What do people talk about on World Aids Day? Part II

By Miguel Luengo-Oroz Dec 5, 2011
  This past Thursday, December 1, was World Aids Day - one of the most recognised international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of...
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Scaling Big Data Applications for Good - Global Pulse at the 2018 UN World Data Forum

By UN Global Pulse Nov 1, 2018
UN Global Pulse hosted three sessions at the World Data Forum, including a plenary on how to scale big data applications for the SDGs, gathering more than 1,000 participants.Representatives from...

Building Ethics into Privacy Frameworks for Big Data and AI: A Report from UN Global Pulse and IAPP

By Mila Romanoff, Privacy Officer, UN Global Pulse and Omer Tene, VP, IAPP Oct 23, 2018
The “Building Ethics into Privacy Frameworks for Big Data and AI” report was released at the 2018 International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels,...

Using Deep Learning to Tackle Traffic Safety

By Pulse Lab Jakarta Sep 27, 2018
Pulse Lab Jakarta together with Jakarta Smart City recently participated in the University of Chicago’s Center for Data Science and Public Policy annual Data Science for Social Good (...

Science for the SDGs: Looking for the First Cohort of UN Global Pulse “Data Fellows"

By Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Chief Data Scientist, UN Global Pulse Sep 19, 2018
In today’s world, where opinions are frequently taken as facts, and more often than not there is too much hype without substance, it is more important than ever to back new innovations with...
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