Stories
Below is a collection of inspiring / empowering / feel-good articles we have stumbled across where people or organisations are using data for good causes. We hope they inspire you to think about how you are/could be utilising your data or at the very least make you hopeful for the future!
If you come across an interesting article/topic/organisation send it through to us at connect@data4good.com.au and it could be featured on this page or in our next newsletter!
*Words are not all ours, authors are credited in individual articles.
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Visualizing the Global Rise of Sustainable Investing
By Iman Ghosh, Visual Capitalist No matter where you look, climate change is at the centre of every conversation. With a wide range of global sustainability challenges and complex risks on the rise, investors are starting to re-evaluate traditional ...
How a college student became a planet hunter
By Anne Dattilo, Former student, University of Texas at Austin I didn’t grow up thinking I was going to be an astronomer. There wasn’t a moment when I looked up at the moon and realized my destiny. I grew up loving math and science and in col...
Scientists turn to drones to cleanup plastic-polluted rivers
By Josh Spires, Drone DJ The Mekong River flows through six countries in Asia, contributing to much of the plastic in the oceans. Drones are being used to take photos of the plastic found in the river, giving them a geo-tag to provide scientists wi...
Saving lives during a global pandemic through medical resource optimization
By Jennifer Griess, SAS Insights Editor Though the pandemic poses unprecedented challenges, analytics provides vital insights based on reliable, timely data. Forecasting medical demand and optimizing response resources are essential to combat COVID-1...
How Artificial Intelligence, IoT And Big Data Can Save The Bees
By Bernard Marr – Contributor, Enterprise Tech Modern agriculture depends on bees. In fact, our entire ecosystem, including the food we eat and the air we breathe, counts on pollinators. But the pollinator population is declining according to...
Optimizing well placement to eliminate water poverty
By Kara Roberts, SAS Corporate and Executive Communications Madina Fanette has always had a passion for cooking. After years of culinary training, she’s made this dream her livelihood. Today, she owns and operates a restaurant from her front yard i...
The Statistics at a Glance: The Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People in Australia.⠀
By National LGBTI Health Alliance Although many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians live healthy and happy lives, research has demonstrated that a disproportionate number experience poorer mental health outcomes and h...
Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are targets for global development adopted in September 2015, set to be achieved by 2030. All countries of the world have agreed to work towards achieving these goals. Our SDG Tracker presents...
Inside a project that used AI to help survivors of modern slavery
By McKinsey & Company For survivors of modern slavery, the end of the nightmare is hardly the end of the story. After rescue or escape, the recovery process begins. That process can be long and complicated, and it’s often aided by anti-slavery ...
Internet of Things in agriculture
By Agriculture Victoria The Internet of Things (IoT) is about making “dumb” things “smart” by connecting them to each other and to the internet. It enables physical objects to be sensed and controlled remotely, creating opportunities for more...
