World Bank
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Data Networks: Towards Realizing the Extraordinariness of Data as a Resource
To unlock data as a resource, one solution is new types of data aggregators that bring together public and private data and grant access to data to the right actors for the right reasons. At UN Global Pulse (and elsewhere), we call them data networks.
Tracing Migration Patterns Across Indonesia
The rapid pace of rural to urban migration in recent decades has added new dimensions and challenges for urban planners and social policymakers. Gaining an understanding of the general trends
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
Gender In Financial Inclusion: What Can We Learn From Microfinance Data?
Pulse Lab Jakarta and the UN Capital Development Fund SHIFT Programme worked to analyse anonymised financial records from four financial service providers in Cambodia in order to investigate the factors
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
Engaging to build data innovation capacity in Africa
A post by Pulse Lab Kampala manager Paula Hidalgo-Sanchis on the Lab's research, policy and advocacy activities. Encouraging a growing community of practice Since Pulse Lab Kampala opened its doors
Big Data for Development in Action: the Global Pulse Project Series
The Global Pulse Project Series showcases data innovation projects carried out with our partners across the network of Pulse Labs in New York, Jakarta and Kampala. The projects have been
Mining Indonesian Tweets to Understand Perceptions about Fuel Subsidies
Why does a nation which has pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions, lacks investment in basic infrastructure, and whose capital suffers from chronic traffic jam — spend an annual 20
Independent Expert Advisory Group formed to advise UN Secretary-General on ‘Data Revolution’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week announced the establishment of an Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development. The Group will advise the Secretary-General on
