UN Secretary-General
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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
A Look at the Gender Distribution of Tweets about Global Development
Moments after the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said, “these Goals are a blueprint for a better future. Now we must use the goals to transform
UN Adviser underlines importance of partnership with mobile industry to achieve SDGs
23 February 2016 – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Dr. David Nabarro underlined the importance of partnership with the mobile communications industry and
Data Privacy Day Roundup
The international data privacy and data protection landscape has been evolving over the past several years. From the United Nations Resolutions on Privacy in Digital Age, to the new mandate
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
Leveraging Data for Humanitarian Response Discussed at 37th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners
In April 2015, the UN Secretary-General announced that “the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance around the world has doubled in just ten years.” UNOCHA, in its State
Global Pulse Annual Report 2014
When the Global Pulse initiative was launched by the UN Secretary-General in late 2009, its mission to use real-time and other non-traditional data sources in development and humanitarian action was
WFP And UN Global Pulse Show How Big Data Can Save Lives And Fight Hunger
(WFP PRESS RELEASE – APRIL 8, 2015) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Global Pulse – an innovation initiative of the UN Secretary-General – have teamed up to
Big data innovation as part of a Data Revolution in Africa
This weekend, representatives from Governments, Academia, UN system, civil society and development partners from numerous African countries gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a High-Level Conference on the Data Revolution
