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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Jan 18

Accelerating Valuable, Accessible, & Responsible Data

Takeaways from Conversations with Representatives from the Public and Private Sectors — Natalia González Alarcón, Uma Kalkar, Stefaan Verhulst In November 2022, The GovLab and the Innovation for Citizens Services division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) organized an event on innovative models for data access, collaboration, and policymaking as part of the Data+ Initiative to strengthen the regional data ecosystem. …

Data Innovation

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Accelerating Valuable, Accessible, & Responsible Data
Accelerating Valuable, Accessible, & Responsible Data
Data Innovation

13 min read


Published in Data Stewards Network

·Dec 6, 2022

Situating PeaceTech: Takeaways from the Inaugural Global PeaceTech Conference

Takeaways and highlights from the first Global PeaceTech Conference. — Last week, the Global PeaceTech Hub, an initiative of the EUI School of Transnational Governance, the University of Lucerne, and The GovLab, hosted its flagship conference in Florence, Italy, to bring together experts to explore how technology can enhance peace as well as avenues to drive short- and long-term peace…

Digital Peacebuilding

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Situating PeaceTech: Takeaways from the Inaugural Global PeaceTech Conference
Situating PeaceTech: Takeaways from the Inaugural Global PeaceTech Conference
Digital Peacebuilding

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Nov 16, 2022

LAUNCH: What is PeaceTech?

Announcing the release of the “PeaceTech Topic Map: A Research Base for an Emerging Field,” an overview of the key themes and challenges of technologies used by and created for peace efforts. From sensors to detect explosives to geographic data for disaster relief to artificial intelligence verifying misleading online content, data and technology are essential assets for peace efforts. …

Peace

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LAUNCH: What is PeaceTech?
LAUNCH: What is PeaceTech?
Peace

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Oct 12, 2022

LAUNCH: The 100 Questions Initiative’s Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain Releases its Final Report

The GovLab, CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance published the final report detailing the process and results of the 100 Questions Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain. — BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, October 10 — Along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO), The Governance Lab (The GovLab) releases the final report detailing the outcomes of the 100 Questions Initiative’s Urban Mobility and Transportation…

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LAUNCH: The 100 Questions Initiative’s Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain Releases its Final…
LAUNCH: The 100 Questions Initiative’s Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain Releases its Final…

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Aug 1, 2022

We asked, you answered!: The most pressing questions on urban mobility and transportation

After a month of public voting, we unveil your most important data-actionable questions around urban mobility and transportation. — BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, August 1 — The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) have drawn on sustainable mobility and data science experts…

Sustainable Transport

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We asked, you answered!: The most pressing questions on urban mobility and transportation
We asked, you answered!: The most pressing questions on urban mobility and transportation
Sustainable Transport

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Jul 20, 2022

Data Driven Urban Mobility: Introducing the Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain of the 100 Questions Initiative

Two weeks ago, The Governance Lab (The GovLab) along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) launched the public voting phase of the Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain of the 100 Questions Initiative. After consulting with…

Data

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Data Driven Urban Mobility: Introducing the Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain of the 100…
Data Driven Urban Mobility: Introducing the Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain of the 100…
Data

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Jul 14, 2022

How Can We Ensure the Digital Self-Determination of Migrants?

Highlights from the Second Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration By Hannah Chafetz, Uma Kalkar, Marine Ragnet, Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew J. Zahuranec This blog details the proceedings of the second of two digital self-determination studios. Learn more about the first studio here. In 2020, prior to the crisis in Ukraine, the United Nations estimated that 3.6 percent of the…

Data

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How Can We Ensure the Digital Self-Determination of Migrants?
How Can We Ensure the Digital Self-Determination of Migrants?
Data

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·Jun 27, 2022

ISO: Your input on the most pressing data-actionable questions concerning mobility and transportation

The GovLab, CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance release the top ten questions in the 100 Questions “Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain” for public voting. BROOKLYN, New York, Tuesday, June 28 — A few months ago, The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, along with CAF — Development Bank of Latin America, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), and the New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) launched the Urban Mobility and…

The 100 Questions

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ISO: Your input on the most pressing data-actionable questions concerning mobility and…
ISO: Your input on the most pressing data-actionable questions concerning mobility and…
The 100 Questions

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·May 20, 2022

Turning to Purpose-Driven, Collaborative Open Data Sharing and Standards in the Public and Private Sectors: Takeaways from the State of Open Data Policy Summit

By Uma Kalkar and Marine Ragnet From improving disease response to enabling more equitable public transportation to promoting child well-being, responsible access to data has become essential. But what policies are needed to facilitate and incentivize the opening of data for public interest purposes? What recent legal and policy developments…

Open Data

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Turning to Purpose-Driven, Collaborative Open Data Sharing and Standards in the Public and Private…
Turning to Purpose-Driven, Collaborative Open Data Sharing and Standards in the Public and Private…
Open Data

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Published in Data Stewards Network

·May 16, 2022

Digital Self-Determination as a Tool for Migrant Empowerment

Takeaways from the First Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration This blog details the proceedings of the first of two digital self-determination studios. Learn more about the second studio here. By Uma Kalkar, Marine Ragnet, and Stefaan Verhulst In 2020, there were an estimated 281 million migrants, accounting for…

Data Rights

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Digital Self-Determination as a Tool for Migrant Empowerment
Digital Self-Determination as a Tool for Migrant Empowerment
Data Rights

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