This will not be our final post on this blog, but our assignment for hosting the blog as a group is over – we are looking back on a successful and enjoyable experience and we hope that our readers can conclude the …
In my previous post I have highlighted a Public Health project in which Social Listening was effectively employed to not only provide optimized communication materials for health practitioners worldwide, but also advice and techniques to pre- and debunk misinformation. As the social …
EO technology as an alternative to ‘traditional data’ in development Photo courtesy of iStock by Getty Images Big data will be more entrenched in policy making as time goes by. For development this will also be crucial. If you’re not connected …
Facebook promises 10,000 new jobs in the EU and announces the ‘metaverse’, which ‘some people think could be the future of the internet,’ BBC reported two day ago. The announcement comes as Facebook deals with devastating reports and faces increased calls for …
A talk with Warren Lodge, owner of a small media enterprise in Cape Town, South Africa and an activist. Warren uses social media to support impoverished communities and generate funding. Furthermore, he is a cyclist and values the cycle not only as …
Empathy in the Machine-led World – AI and Ethics Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence serves as a prelude to the warning of the dangers that can be caused by AI. A potential threat to the humankind, Bostrom strongly affirms that overindulgence in AI and …
Talk with Hussein Alwaday on Big Data for Development For many years Hussein has been working with UNICEF in the Yemen. He is also a ComDev student. On a Saturday morning, he spoke about his work and how UNICEF uses Big Data …
Children are already interacting with AI technologies in many different ways: toys, video games, tick tok, YouTube, Instagram and adaptive learning software. All the time, algorithms provide recommendations to children on what videos to watch next, what news to read, what music …
Serious issues with social media have been discussed and in particular during the COVID pandemic that is still keeping the world in its grip. On this blog specifically, my colleagues have addressed for example the challenges with AI, algorithms and data manipulation, …
Hands-on examples how big data can help innovation in development.
