STEM Equity Monitor – Explore Australia’s data on women in STEM

by Data4Good | Feb 4, 2022 | 3 comments

by Australian Government, Department of Industry, Science Energy and Resources The STEM Equity Monitor is a national data report on girls and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The Monitor reports the current state of STEM gender equity...

Healthy populations – how smart data can build better lives

by Data4Good | Jan 13, 2022 | 236 comments

By DigitalHealth.net Over recent years, attention has focused on how population health management can help improve the lives of citizens. With that in mind, Tracey Cotterill, managing director for population health intelligence at Civica, explores how machine learning...

We studied suicide notes to learn about the language of despair – and we’re training AI chatbots to do the same

by Data4Good | Dec 15, 2021 | 3 comments

by David Ireland & Dana Kai Bradford, CSIRO While the art of conversation in machines is limited, there are improvements with every iteration. As machines are developed to navigate complex conversations, there will be technical and ethical challenges in how they...

Data as a force for public good

by Data4Good | Dec 15, 2021 | 4 comments

By The World Bank, Public intent data—data collected with the intent of serving the public good by informing the design, execution, monitoring, and evaluation of public programs and policies—are a prerequisite for many government functions. Such data include...

Heathrow Airport trials AI-based screening technology for detecting wildlife trafficking

by Data4Good | Dec 8, 2021 | 2 comments

By Dan Symonds Security screening technology manufacturer Smiths Detection has collaborated with IT giant Microsoft and London Heathrow Airport to develop a first of its kind multispecies AI model designed to uncover illegally trafficked wildlife concealed in baggage...