Humanitarian Action
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Humanitarian Action"
FAQs on Translator Gator Pilot 2
What is Translator Gator? Translator Gator is a web-based online game where players are asked to translate keywords related to development and humanitarian action into their own language. The game
Translator Gator: A People-Powered Language Game for Disaster Response
UN Global Pulse and partners are launching the second phase of people-powered language game “Translator Gator” in support of disaster management and humanitarian action. This year, the game will engage
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
“Big Data for Development and Humanitarian Action: Towards Responsible Governance” Report
In 2014, Global Pulse established a Data Privacy Advisory Group comprised of experts from public and private sector, academia and civil society from around the world. The members of the Privacy
10 big data science challenges facing humanitarian organizations
This article was originally published in the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR Innovation website: http://innovation.unhcr.org/10-big-data-science-challenges-facing-humanitarian-organizations/. Big data refers to the astonishing amount of information that is created as a by-product of the
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
Global Pulse at the 71st UN General Assembly
World leaders are gathering this week for the 71st UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York. UN Global Pulse, along with collaborators and partners, is involved in a
Data Science for Social Impact Events Roundup
Part of Global Pulse’s mission is to foster connections and support the cross-pollination of data science and policy communities. Events and international conferences, data science workshops, challenges and competitions provide
Data Science in Africa workshop looks at locally driven data projects to enable sustainable development
Pulse Lab Kampala and partners from Makerere University (Uganda), the University of Sheffield (UK) and the Dedan Kimathi University Nyeri (Kenya), IBM Research Africa, the Uganda Communications Commission, Facebook and
