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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AI For Good Is Saving The Planet By Accelerating Human Sustainable Development And Transforming Wildlife Conservation
By Mark Minevich, Forbes The world’s biodiversity status is in crisis mode––and Covid-19 has only exacerbated this reality. Covid has served as a stark reminder that negative interactions with species can directly impact our lives. As of 1970, ...
Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer?
By Allison Inserro, AJMC Could artificial intelligence (AI) be used to identify patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer close to 2 years before the disease becomes apparent, and thus harder to treat? A presentation at the ESMO World Congress on G...
Unlocking AI’s Potential for Social Good
By Mark Purdy, Harvard Business Review Will AI prove to be the great leveler or a new divider? The answer lies in our own hands. By taking action now to address biases and risks, businesses and governments can start to make AI a true force for social...
2020 Aussie Backyard Bird Count results
By Birdlife Australia Australia counts more than 4.6 million birds in 7 days! In its seventh year, the Aussie Backyard Bird Count saw record-breaking numbers of people heading to their backyards and local green spaces to count their local birds. Toge...
Transparency, Sustainability and Certification: The Future of our Food Production and Distribution Systems
By Melissa Baer and Jemma Penelope Consumers and producers know that the food we grow and the agriculture we rely upon is no-longer simply about dollars and commodity foods. Our food and our agriculture is an opportunity for us to acknowledge that f...
Wild Pollinator Count 8th-15th Nov
Ever wondered what pollinators visit your favourite flowers? Take 10 minutes to watch flowers in your garden or local park and take note of what you see! Then enter what you’ve seen into our database. We’ve also made a handy Wild Pollinator Coun...
How the 50 Words project is using technology to bring language to the world
By Rae Johnston, NITV News The 50 Words project is an interactive online map giving everyone the opportunity to hear Aboriginal languages spoken all across the continent. Do you know how to say “hello” in the language of the First Nation ...
Where? Where? Wedgie! Citizen science for endangered eagle populations
By Dr Eve White (White Editing), freelance science editor and writer Monitoring threatened species is a challenge for scientists. For researchers to confidently determine whether populations are declining or growing over time, large amounts of data a...
Deep learning helping make fishing more sustainable
By research @ CSIRO SCOPE program from Network10 aired an episode on our sustainable fishing project WANDA®, a software which uses advanced mathematical and computing techniques such as deep learning – a subset of AI (Artificial Intelligence) – ...
Visualizing the Human Impact on the Ocean Economy
By Iman Ghosh, Visual Capitalist When you think of economic output, it’s likely the ocean isn’t the first entity that comes to mind. But from facilitating international trade to regulating the climate, the “blue economy” contributes signific...
How artificial intelligence can tackle climate change
By Jackie Snow, National Geographic Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the planet. It will need every solution possible, including technology like artificial intelligence (AI). Seeing a chance to help the cause, some of the biggest nam...
Why ‘tech for good’ is such a ‘hot topic’ in Greater Manchester – and how it could drive investment
By Isabel Finch, Business Reporter Data ethics and ‘tech for good’ are some of the most hotly-debate topics in Greater Manchester, providing ample opportunity for investment, Manchester inward investment organisation MIDAS said. Tim Newns...
