New decade, renewed priorities for UN Global Pulse
It’s been a decade since UN Global Pulse was set up inside the office of the UN Secretary-General to unearth the power of big data and analytics to protect vulnerable
16 January 2020
Data Philanthropy
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Data Philanthropy"
Unpacking the Issue of Missed Use and Misuse of Data
Just because data misuse is at the forefront of recent conversations, we shouldn’t ignore the harms associated with missed use. Lost opportunities to use big data to achieve the Sustainable
18 March 2019
2018 ECOSOC Partnership Forum Discusses Role of Big Data for the SDGs, Focuses on Inclusivity and Resilience
Every year at the Partnership Forum, ECOSOC, the UN Economic and Social Council, hosts leaders from government, the UN, and the private and public sector, to share the latest innovations
25 June 2018
UN Global Pulse and Western Digital Announce Data for Climate Action Challenge Now Open for Entries
Enabling Unprecedented Access to Data and Tools from Leading Companies to Generate New Climate Solutions UN Global Pulse and Western Digital Corporation, a global leader in data storage technologies and solutions, announced a
9 March 2017
UN Global Pulse Hosts Big Data for Development Session at the UN World Data Forum
On Monday, 16 January 2017, UN Global Pulse hosted a session on ‘Big Data Innovations for Sustainable Development’ during the inaugural UN World Data Forum. This week, government representatives, along
19 January 2017
Global Pulse Data Innovation Events – Recap
On the first anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs, the need for a data revolution is widely understood and public sector demand for new data sources, new tools and
29 September 2016
Guest Post: Reflections on lessons learned from big data projects
This guest post is a Q&A with Meredith Blair Pearlman, Evaluation and Learning Manager at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. It is Part III of a series of posts
16 September 2016
The Importance of Big Data Partnerships for Sustainable Development
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s High Level Panel has called for a “data revolution” for sustainable development; such a revolution has already arrived in the private sector. But forward-thinking companies
31 May 2016
Data for Climate Action Campaign Gains Momentum With Data Philanthropy Commitments at COP21
Global Pulse, with the support of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support team and the Skoll Global Threats Fund, is hosting “Data for Climate Action,” a campaign that brings together
8 December 2015
