Data science for social good
Data science is used to "unify statistics, data analysis, machine learning and their related methods" to "understand and analyze actual phenomena" using data. (Hayashi, Chikio, 1996. "What is Data Science? Fundamental Concepts and a Heuristic Example").
Co:Census
We help government teams gather & analyze inclusive data to achieve equitable outcomes. Get actionable insights faster with our cloud-based solution.
Dataphyte
Dataphyte is a media research and data analytics organisation with the mission to deploy data tools and technology for the socio-economic development of Nigeria.
Measurement Lab Research Fellows 2022
Measurement Lab is seeking three Research Fellows to expand Internet performance research beyond the measurement and optimization for bandwidth. Fellows will utilize M-Lab’s longitudinal, open dataset...
No-Ficción
Narrativa+Investigación+Datos
The Narrative Observatory
With data infrastructure purpose-built to deliver audience-based insights, narrative and network analysis, and empirical validation of cultural strategy and content, we help strategists and creative p...
World Bank Data for Better Lives report
Covering data for social good, data governance, and societal-level data considerations
The 100 Questions Initiative
A structured conversation to identify the most pressing, impactful questions for which data and data science have the potential to answer.
Development Initiatives
Development Initiatives works to end extreme poverty by making data and information on poverty and resources transparent, accessible, and useable.
Politik.ch
Automated monitoring, issue management, analysis and reporting of political affairs.
The Observatory on Social Media
To improve the study of the impact of the internet on democracy by increasing the scale, quality and availability of social media data
Climate Modeling in Colombia
In a cross-sector partnership led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, The Clima y Sector Agropecuario Colombiano (Colombian Climate a...
Housing Data Coalition
The Housing Data Coalition (HDC) is a group of individuals and organizations who collaborate on their use of public data to further housing justice in New York City.
Data Collaboratives
creating public value by exchanging data
Preteckt
Preteckt studies vehicle data from buses to predict system failures at least 48 hours before the Check Engine light is activated and the bus must be removed from service. Preteckt’s insights have the...
Local Inspector Value-Entry Specification (LIVES)
Restaurant hygiene scores from the City of San Francisco will be imported onto Yelp business pages. Last updated 2015.
Johnson & Johnson-Yale Open Data Access Project
As of October 2014, the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project is enabling scientists across the world to gain access to the company’s clinical trial data assets.
Big Data for Gender Challenge UN
Announcement & Call for Submissions
Electronic Rothamsted Archive (e-RA)
Rothamsted Research, a UK based research institution and one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, is working to make the results and data from their experiments universally a...
Blue Labs
We solve your toughest challenges with expert data science – for businesses, campaigns, and government.
Museum Stat
Connecting Museums and Communities
HateLab
Harnessing Data Science to Measure and Counter Hate Speech & Crime
Flowminder
Flowminder Foundation is a registered non-profit entity based in Stockholm, Sweden, Our mission is to improve public health outcomes by working with NGOs and government agencies with method developmen...
Data.org
data.org brings together philanthropy, private sector technology, academia, and social impact organizations to build the field of data science for social impact.
Data for Climate Action (D4CA)
Data for Climate Action called upon researchers to harness dataprovided by the multinational banking company BBVA, the global telecommunications provider Orange, Waze, and others for climate-related a...
Genomic Data Commons
Providing a web‑based platform and related tools for researchers to authenticate, upload, validate, harmonize, and release cancer genomic and associated clinical data into the NCI Genomic Data Commons
Harvard's Malaria Tracking Research
Researchers used satellite and cell phone data to map how malaria spreads throughout Namibia and show where elimination efforts have the greatest impact.
Open Cities Lab
Open Cities Lab is a non-profit open and non-partisan organisation that combines the use of action research, co-design, data science, and technology with civic engagement, to enable the development of...
Feeding America and Map the Meal Gap
This collaboration between Feeding America and Nielsen in 2014 collected and mapped data about food insecurity across America to aid research and advocacy efforts.
Data for Black Lives
Data as protest. Data as accountability. Data as collective action.
Data for Black Lives conference
December 11-13 2020
DMC International Imaging
Earth Observation for Disaster Risk Management
City Data Sharing Toolkit
Future Cities Catapult has developed a City Data Sharing Toolkit. The toolkit includes tools, approaches and resources for local authorities sharing non-personal data.
Contracts for Data Collaboration
to address the inefficiencies of developing contractual agreements for public-private data collaboration
Data 4 Good Conference UK
The conference will connect leaders and practitioners to explore how non-profits are adapting and excelling in an increasingly data-driven world.
Beyond Uptake
Uptake.org leverages Uptake's people, technology and expertise to address the world's most pressing problems.
Campaign OS
The All-in-One Campaign Management Dashboard for Democrats and Progressives
Dangerous Speech Project
The Dangerous Speech Project was founded in 2010 to study speech (any form of human expression) that inspires violence between groups of people – and to find ways to mitigate this while protecting fre...
Mobile Phone Data for Optimizing Bus Routes in Korea
The Data and Statistics division of Seoul’s metropolitan government analyzed late night call records provided by the Korean telecom KT Company to plan bus routes in a more inclusive manner.
NYC Poverty Data Research Fellow
Fellows will work closely with PRU staff to support multiple research projects including statistical data analysis and monitoring the poverty reduction effects of the city’s anti-poverty initiatives.
Data61
We collaborate with governments to facilitate better discovery of data, to make data available while protecting privacy, and to perform advanced analytics on data.
Block Party
We make local policy information accessible and byte-sized, with a weekly email of your community board’s most recent meeting highlights and transcript data.
Human Rights Data Analysis Group
The Human Rights Data Analysis Group is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations around the world.
Intel's Big Data for Precision Farming
Intel is working with University of California, Davis, to perfect irrigation techniques by placing sensors in crops and other strategic areas to monitor soil and air moisture levels.
OpenTraffic Initiative Phillipines
Grab, a ride-hailing platform in Southeast Asia, and the World Bank are developing free, open-source tools that translate Grab’s driver GPS data into traffic statistics, including speeds, flows, and i...
Data Haven
At DataHaven, our mission is to improve quality of life by collecting, interpreting and sharing public data for effective decision-making
Powered by Data
Our mission is to maximize the availability and impact of data for public good.
Lilly, T1D Exchange Diabetes Research Collaboration
Nepal's Telecom Data & Post-Earthquake Mobility
A report on innovations attempted by Mobile Network Operators following the major earthquake in Nepal
Uber data-sharing with governments
The ride-hailing company is working with DC to share data—and the much coveted curb.
Data 4 Change
The event is a 5-day design sprint where multidisciplinary teams consisting of the best local, regional and international talent in data, design, journalism and technology are teamed up with NGOs that...