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.
Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century
In every ...
For 20 years, Google Search has provided people with the information they need, and in times of crisis, access to timely, actionable information is often crucial. Last year we launched SOS Alerts on Search and Maps to make emergency information more accessible.
2020 will be remembered in the history books as the year of coronavirus. However, before COVID-19 eclipsed virtually every other policy issue, 2020 was supposed to be the year of the girl, celebrating the 25th anniversary since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action to deliver gender equality
Camera traps are an invaluable tool in conservation research, but the sheer amount of data they generate presents a huge barrier to using them effectively. This is where AI can help!
Imagine walking through the produce section of your local food market and seeing empty shelves that once were filled with colorful fruits and vegetables. Imagine no longer having almond milk to pour into your morning coffee. Or imagine that hamburger you ate for lunch yesterday was unavailable due to a shortage of beef.
This would be the reality of a world without honeybees. Around the world, honeybees pollinate 80% of food crops, affecting one out of every four bites of food we eat.
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.
By Bernard Marr - Enterprise Tech
Amid the cacophony of concern over artificial intelligence (AI) taking over ...
In February 2019, the Center gathered more than 60 Mastercard data scientists in a 36-hour “Datathon” to do a deep dive to support inclusive growth in New Orleans.
Philippines Flying Labs joined the medical mission as part of the drone team to map three regions ravaged by the fire, including, Barangay Walled City, Barangay Talipao, and Rahmat Island.
Hiria is one of the speakers at our upcoming Auckland Data4Good Conference, check out her latest interview at the link below. We can't wait to hear her talk!
Qlik today announced in partnership with C40 Cities the formal launch of multiple data-driven dashboards in the C40 Knowledge Hub. C40 Cities has jointly developed a series of dashboards, called Data Explorer applications, covering topics such as Air Quality, Waste, Transport and Clean Energy, all built upon the Qlik data analytics platform.
Using Data Visualisation to show how little progress nations have made toward limiting greenhouse-gas ...
