Pulse Lab New York
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Pulse Lab New York, established in 2009, serves as the Headquarters of Global Pulse and is the thought-leadership, global partnerships, and knowledge-sharing hub for the network of Pulse Labs.
Our team in New York works closely with UN agencies and government counterparts to get a better understanding of the policy and implementation issues they are grappling with and explore how new data sources can provide useful insights that support decision making.
Our multidisciplinary team is made up of data scientists, engineers, designers, social scientists, communication experts, and data privacy and legal experts, who work together with development and humanitarian actors to prototype and implement innovation programmes.
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UN Global Pulse Annual Report 2020
UN Global PulseAnnual Report2020 Download Annual Report Download the full report as a pdf file UN Global Pulse is the UN Secretary-General’s initiative on digital innovation. We are funded entirely through voluntary contributions from UN Member States, foundations and private sector entities. Our role, much as the innovation landscape, is fluid which means we continuously reposition
News, thoughts and ideas about big data and AI, data privacy and ethics from the lab in New York. Read posts from the whole network on the blog.
Scaling Radio Analysis with Data Science for Infodemic Monitoring
Radio is one of the oldest communication technologies, having been used for decades. In spite of the increasing global penetration of social media and other online communication tools, radio remains

UN Global Pulse: a United Nations innovation network with a ripple effect
Senior Programme Manager Dr. Paula Hidalgo-Sanchis presents her chapter “UN Global Pulse: A UN Innovation Initiative with a Multiplier Effect” in the book “Data Science for Social Good. Philanthropy and Social Impact in a Complex World” and shows the ripple effect of UN Global Pulse’s innovation work.
New simulation model helps with COVID-19 planning in world’s largest refugee settlement
Leading academics and data scientists from Durham University, UN Global Pulse (UNGP), WHO, UNHCR, and OCHA; as well as academics from Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Below you can find the newest digital tools and microsites from Pulse Lab New York. For more, go to the microsites & tools page.