Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 Response
A Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 response was issued today after endorsement by UN System Organizations.
19 November 2020
WFP
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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
Finding the balance: Right to privacy and the drive to innovate in the UN
This article was originally published in the website of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG). Access it here. It is now more and more accepted that big data (distinguished by
3 May 2017
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
19 April 2017
New Vulnerability Monitoring Platform To Assist Drought-Affected Populations in Indonesia
UN Global Pulse and the World Food Programme (WFP) recently developed a tool that can help gain insights on the extent of drought-affected areas, the impacts on food prices and
27 February 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
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
The Future of Humanitarian Data in Focus at World Humanitarian Summit
The first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), will take place next week, on 23 – 24 May, in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 5,000 people, including political and business leaders, aid
20 May 2016
Engaging citizens to collect daily food prices in rural Indonesia – a proof of concept project
Pulse Lab Jakarta has just wrapped up the first phase of a food security monitoring deployment in collaboration with Premise and in close cooperation with World Food Programme & Food
1 September 2015
