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- Data Blog
- 2021
WFP Streamlined Data Ecosystem
When every second means the difference between life and death for those facing famine and conflict, data can be a humanitarian agency’s best ally. That’s why data paved the way for the World Food Programme’s ambitious journey…
- Data Blog
- Data Sharing
- 2021
Creating a Data Initiative? Learn from OCHA’s Experience with HDX
The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is an open platform for sharing data across crises and organizations. Launched by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in July 2014, the goal of…
- Data Blog
- Data Governance
- Data Privacy
- 2021
Why Privacy is Essential to Preserving Our Freedoms
In this Q&A, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, discusses why data privacy and strong data protection are critically important. Dr. Cavoukian argues that if we are to preserve free and open societies, we must preserve the privacy and…
- Data Blog
- Data Science
- Data Strategy
- 2021
The Data Revolution is Only Beginning
What distinguishes revolution from evolution? What events or movements in the world of data have been sufficiently disruptive or transformational to deserve being called revolutionary? Although they might seem like abstract…
- Data Blog
- Data Sharing
- Data Strategy
- 2021
Data in the Time of Crisis
One year and 15 minutes later, I stepped away from the nurse’s table. I waited to see if there would be any vaccine reaction. After a year of remote work and crisis response for COVID-19, I sat there and took a deep breath…
- Data Blog
- Data Sharing
- Data Strategy
- 2021
The UN Geospatial Strategy
25 May 2021 By Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief of Geospatial Information Section, Technology Operations Service, Operations Support Division, OICT Since the establishment of the United Nations, cartography and geospatial information…
- Data Blog
- Data Governance
- Data Sharing
- Data Strategy
- 2021
Data Privacy and Protection Assessments in Radio Mining
12 April 2021 By Stefan Lemm, former Head, Military Operations Unit, OICT Data Privacy and Protection is one of the key aspects of the Secretary-General’s Data Strategy. It is clear that protecting people from indiscriminate…
- Data Blog
- Data Science
- Technology
- 2021
How Machine Learning Will Support the Data Strategy
24 February 2021 By Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data, Analytics and Innovation, OICT Collecting data, organizing it, and sharing it is useful. Ultimately, however, the aim is to create business value. We want to turn data…
- Data Blog
- Data Science
- Data Strategy
- 2021
How to Quantify Qualitative Data: A Look at Research on Trust in the UN
29 January 2021 By Martijn Lampert, Research Director, Glocalities In this Q&A, Martijn Lampert, Research Director, Glocalities, shares a methodology he and his team used to measure international trust in the UN. He argues…
- Data Blog
- Data Science
- 2020
Assessing Political Performance in Peacekeeping
14 December 2020 By Olabisi Shoaga, Political Affairs Officer, Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training, Department of Peace Operations Over the past few years, there has been a rise in the use of data, particularly…