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April 24, 1989: Museums automate collections management with custom data entry systems
Custom data entry systems increased the efficiency of museum cataloging, reducing years of documentation into just months. “Museum breaks free of database backlog” published in Computerworld Volume 23, Issue 17...
Jan. 30, 1984: Email recognized as important future business technology
“E-Mail expected to precipitate major changes” published in Computerworld Volume 18, Issue 5 on January 30, 1984 Email was adopted rapidly in the 1980s, revolutionizing business communication. Nearly every working...
Jan. 30, 1984: IRS streamlines operations with computer vision and digital storage
The IRS installed new technology to automate the processing of tax forms and improve data retrieval. “IRS still depends on paper in computer age” published in Computerworld Volume 18, Issue...
Call for applications: Climate action nonprofits invited to build advanced data expertise with 2022 Accelerator Grants
BOSTON – The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation has opened the application process for the next set of Accelerator Program Grants, a novel opportunity that provides nonprofits with data support, tools,...
A how-to guide: AWS cost and usage reporting from multiple AWS accounts
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Cloudera Foundation website. In April 2021, the Cloudera Foundation merged with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. by Hazem Mahmoud March 23, 2020...
Location, Location, Location: WattTime uses AI & data to determine best places to source clean energy
How clean is your clean energy? That’s a question many large organizations and corporations grapple with as they decide where to source their energy. The answer – surprisingly – depends...
Project Syndicate op-ed: A hybrid strategy against pandemics
In the absence of multilateral or national-level leadership early in the pandemic, social entrepreneurs, academics, and non-profits stepped in to provide decision-makers with the information they needed to protect the...
The Independent op-ed: To guard against another pandemic, we need decisive action
Individual efforts can be accelerated by forming the right collaborations that bring sector-spanning capabilities together, from computer engineers and data scientists to epidemiologists and physicians, writes President Vilas Dhar and...
Podcast: President Vilas Dhar speaks with Humanitarian AI
Patrick J. McGovern President Vilas Dhar speaks with Humanitarian AI Today’s host Mia Kossiavelou about the Foundation’s vision for AI for good . “AI for Good requires a fundamental reframing...