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RIVAF Report on Vulnerability & Real-Time Information
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We are pleased to make available this RIVAF compilation report, which chronicles the Rapid Impact and Vulnerability Analysis Fund (RIVAF) process.
To get a cross-sectoral understanding of how... 
Can a country's online "mood" predict unemployment spikes?
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This week, our partners from SAS released a press release summarizing the findings from our collaborative research project, in which we worked together to investigate whether there are useful... 
Digital Signals and Global Pulse - An Animated Introduction
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One of the biggest challenges of responding to fast-moving global crises on a human level, is that by the time governments figure out what is happening via surveys, reports and censuses -- the damage... 
"Big Data, Big Impact" White Paper at Davos
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In time for its Annual Meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum has published a new white paper entitled "Big Data, Big Impact: New Possibilities for International Development".
The WEF paper... 
The Power of Big Data & Global Pulse Research (VIDEO)
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How do you find indicators for changes human well-being in “big data”? How do you know which “digital signals” are relevant enough to warrant further investigation? These questions are at the core... 
Applying "Big Data" to Development: Revealing Initial Research Results
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As Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon noted in a briefing about Global Pulse to the UN General Assembly last month: “The private sector is analyzing this new data to understand its customers in real-time... Participate
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