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Responsible Data Leadership to Address the Challenges of the 21st Century

A Call for Action

A Call for Action

TOWARD BUILDING THE DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOSYSTEM WE NEED TO TACKLE PANDEMICS AND OTHER DYNAMIC SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS

Mar 16

Wanted: Data Stewards: (Re-)Defining The Roles and Responsibilities of Data Stewards for an Age of…

Wanted: Data Stewards: (Re-)Defining The Roles and Responsibilities of Data Stewards for an Age of…

As data grows increasingly prevalent in our economy, it is increasingly clear, too, that tremendous societal value can be derived from…

Andrew J. Zahuranec

Mar 2

PANEL: Redefining the Role of Data Stewardship and Data Collaboration for COVID-19

PANEL: Redefining the Role of Data Stewardship and Data Collaboration for COVID-19

In a panel published Tuesday for the 2020 Responsible Data Summit, The GovLab’s Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer Ste…

Andrew J. Zahuranec

Jul 31

#Data4COVID19 Round-Up: 30 July

#Data4COVID19 Round-Up: 30 July

The #Data4COVID19 repository added seven more entries this week, expanding to 333 in total. Projects now span…

Andrew J. Zahuranec

Jul 30

Adolescent Mental Health: Using A Participatory Mapping Methodology to Jointly identify Key Topics…

Adolescent Mental Health: Using A Participatory Mapping Methodology to Jointly identify Key Topics…

By Alexandra Shaw, Andrew J. Zahuranec, Andrew Young, Stefaan G. Verhulst, Jennifer Requejo, and Liliana Carjaval

Jul 22

PANEL: Conversation with Stefaan Verhulst on Circular Cities

PANEL: Conversation with Stefaan Verhulst on Circular Cities

Last month, Stefaan Verhulst, co-founder and chief research and development officer at The GovLab, sat down for a virtual panel discussion…

Andrew J. Zahuranec

Jul 17

Addressing Gender Data Gaps by Identifying the Questions that Matter: We need your vote!

Addressing Gender Data Gaps by Identifying the Questions that Matter: We need your vote!

While progress has been made to reduce discrimination against women and girls, gender inequality remains a persistent challenge around the…

Jun 30

Starting with NYC, new initiative weighs pros and cons of data re-use for COVID-19 and future…

Starting with NYC, new initiative weighs pros and cons of data re-use for COVID-19 and future…

BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 — The Governance Lab (The GovLab), an action research center at New York University Tandon…

Jun 24

Announcing a New Hub Around Data4COVID19

Announcing a New Hub Around Data4COVID19

Today, we’re happy to launch a new hub for The GovLab’s #Data4COVID19 efforts at data4covid19.org. This site brings together our efforts…

Jun 22

How to Build the Data Skills Toolkit Public Employees Need

How to Build the Data Skills Toolkit Public Employees Need

By: Danuta Egle and Andrew J. Zahuranec

Jun 19

Today’s Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Data

Today’s Rembrandts in the Attic: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Data

A shorter version of the below appeared in The Harvard Business Review on May 15, 2020

Stefaan G. Verhulst

Jun 18

Selected Readings on AI for Development

Selected Readings on AI for Development

By Dominik Baumann, Jeremy Pesner, Alexandra Shaw, Stefaan Verhulst, Michelle Winowatan, Andrew Young, Andrew J. Zahuranec

Jun 9

How Data Can Map and Make Racial Inequality More Visible (If Done Responsibly)

How Data Can Map and Make Racial Inequality More Visible (If Done Responsibly)

Racism is a systemic issue that pervades every aspect of life in the United States and around the world. In recent months, its corrosive…

Jun 8

Ongoing Data-Driven Efforts to Address Racial Inequality

Ongoing Data-Driven Efforts to Address Racial Inequality

Many of the issues discussed in our topic map on racial inequality have been the focus by numerous organizations. As we seek to advance…

Jun 8

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