by Data4Good | May 26, 2020 |
by Shahida Sweeney, FST Media The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new Covid-19 online datasets to help government and industry prepare for post-pandemic recovery. The data, available from May, offers a snapshot of Australia’s health, safety, and...
by Data4Good | May 20, 2020 |
Large-scale collection of data could help curb the COVID-19 pandemic, but it should not neglect privacy and public trust. Best practices should be identified to maintain responsible data-collection and data-processing standards at a global scale. On 30 January 2020,...
by Data4Good | May 14, 2020 |
Big data refers to the astonishing amount of information that is created as a by-product of the growing digitization of our lives – our use of mobile phones, social networks, search engines, online payment methods, apps, and so on. What is exciting for the development...
by Data4Good | May 12, 2020 |
SDG 5: ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, paid work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies, and benefit...
by Data4Good | May 7, 2020 |
Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century In every country many people have little prospect for a better future. Lacking hope, purpose or dignity, they watch from society’s sidelines as they see others pull...
by Data4Good | Apr 1, 2020
Cholera was a ruthlessly efficient killer, with both rapid onset and severe symptoms. By the time the disease made its way to London and New York in the early 1830s, hundreds of thousands of people had died across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Needless to say, the human...