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
Pulse Labs
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Pulse Labs"
Data and AI for Progress during UNGA
Innovation activities across the UN today are looking to modernize how we operate, how we function more effectively in the digital landscape, and how we adopt a more proactive approach
1 October 2019
UN Global Pulse’s 2018 Annual Report
Demand for UN Global Pulse’s expertise increased in 2018 with partners wanting to collaborate on innovation projects and tools, policy exploration, data protection and privacy frameworks, and public awareness raising.
27 March 2019
Scaling Big Data Applications for Good – Global Pulse at the World Data Forum
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
1 November 2018
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
25 November 2016
Global Pulse Annual Report 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) bring a unique opportunity to mainstream understanding and adoption of big data for development. Since its inception in 2009, Global Pulse has been innovating and
15 June 2016
World Health Day: 5 ‘Big Data for Public Health’ Projects
On 7th April, the world celebrates World Health Day, a day that draws worldwide attention to the importance of good health. Global Pulse is working on leveraging big data for
6 April 2016
Celebrating a Decade of Twitter – One of the Largest Platforms for Big Data
On 21 March, Twitter celebrated its 10-year anniversary. And, as it’s been one of the central data sources here at UN Global Pulse during our first years of implementing big
25 March 2016
News Media Analysis of SDG Summit through new Partnership with Quid
Global Pulse is very pleased today to officially announce a partnership with Quid – an information-mapping platform that enables visual mapping and analysis on any topic. Quid is partnering with
2 October 2015
