Long viewed as a hindrance to planning public works, old-fashioned public consultation can provide insights just as valuable as anything big data can offer.

Michael S. Burke 16 Jan 2019

Big Data

To keep track of the SDGs, we need a data revolution

Many countries will struggle to benchmark their progress towards sustainability. The solution is clear: we must draw on the immense power of unofficial data.

Steve MacFeely 16 Jan 2019

Big Data

How big data helped to create a spicy chocolate bar

Alibaba is sharing online shopping data with global brands to help them make products for Chinese consumers.

Johnny Wood 08 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

We used AI to study the world’s toilets. This is what we found

Businesses can use public data creatively to have meaningful social impact

Clarissa Watson 08 Jan 2019

Oceans

One good reason to feel less blue about the future of our ocean

Friends of Ocean Action are working with scientists, tech developers and entrepreneurs to make ocean data available for the global public good, enabling governments to restore fisheries, ...

Oliver Cann 07 Jan 2019

Cities and Urbanization

How cities are failing to be inclusive - and what they can do about it

Across the world, poorer neighbourhoods take on a disproportionate share of environmental burdens. Now a new tool is leveraging big data to reveal how cities are performing at the interse...

Angel Hsu and Kim Samuel 06 Dec 2018

Digital Economy and Society

Technophobe or technophile? We need more conversation about digital transformation

The fast pace of technology adoption is not being adequately accompanied by the necessary security measures. We must not be outsmarted by the tools we are so willingly embracing.

Geir Christian Karlsen 06 Dec 2018

Workforce and Employment

This is how big data can predict the next best-seller

The majority of titles on The New York Times best-seller list only sell between 10,000 and 100,000 copies in their first year.

Albert-László Barabási · The Conversation 05 Dec 2018

Mental Health

These patients are sharing their data to improve healthcare standards

Patients around the world have been sharing data on thousands of chronic diseases, leading to health advances that improve research and treatment of their conditions.

John McKenna 13 Nov 2018

Workforce and Employment

Here are three key ways that data analytics can improve the workplace

Employees expect more from work than companies are currently able to deliver. But used in the right way, data analytics can help organizations fulfil these expectations and stay competitive.

Bhushan Sethi 13 Nov 2018

Cybersecurity

How to stop data leaks

To rebuild trust in technology platforms, companies and government representatives should prioritize security and agree clear guidelines on how data is shared.

Algirde Pipikaite 07 Nov 2018