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May 3, 1993: Computer users overwhelmed by new "unstructured" information streams
...complicating the issue. Data coming into a company from outside sources was often formatted differently than standards supported by company systems. At one company, “data vendors” were hired to “sift...
Nonprofits Around the World Invited to Explore Participation in a New Data Leaders Community of Practice
...environmental benefit. Existing and emerging nonprofit data practitioners interested in participating in the new Community of Practice will be chosen through a competitive application process in 2023. Have a question...
New report identifies a critical need to develop 3.5M data professionals to address global challenges by 2032
Research reveals clear pathways to creating a workforce of purpose-driven data professionals in low- and middle-income countries NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 – Today, data.org and the Patrick J. McGovern...
A New Code for AI: Watch Vilas Dhar's TEDxPaloAlto Talk
In his thought-provoking TED Talk, PJMF President Vilas Dhar shares how artificial intelligence is transforming the human experience and presents a compelling vision for a new ethical code guiding its...
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Appoints President Vilas S. Dhar to Lead New Vision of AI and Data for Good
...of voices to come together to purposefully build resilient institutions that can harness the transformative potential of technology for our common good.” The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is the legacy...
Can Data Predict the Future of Women's Economic Empowerment?
...and women have very similar rates of account ownership. We also know that financial inclusion does not automatically translate to women’s economic empowerment. The picture is more complicated with social...
Call for applications: Climate action nonprofits invited to build advanced data expertise with 2022 Accelerator Grants
...seeks to build a community of practice for learning and collaboration among alumni and new partners. The 2021 Accelerator cohort centered on Data for Equality and included The Invisible Institute,...
Transformational change won't happen if we don't work together
...to social justice, such as the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundation, support shifting the rules of the system, e.g. by enabling local communities and local governments to define how...
Building Global Data Talent for Social Impact
...We need the best talent available to combat society’s most important challenges – how can we come together to train, foster, and deploy this talent for social progress? How will...
Data and Society
...to many of the world’s greatest challenges.” -VILAS DHAR, PRESIDENT The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation’s new Data and Society program builds technical capacity and data-use cultures at nonprofits and social...