2nd Annual Aid & Development Africa Summit

Past Events

28/02/2017 – 01/03/2017, Nairobi, Kenya

Hosted by the Aid & International Development Forum, the 2nd Annual Aid & Development Africa Summit will look at how technological innovations and best practice can improve aid delivery and development strategy in East Africa. Attendees will: Hear latest trends in humanitarian logistics, innovations in health & WASH, security of aid workers and communities, camp management, mobile for development and financing; discover new innovations and practical solutions from peers and leading solution providers involved in the humanitarian aid and development in Sub-Saharan East Africa ; build long lasting partnerships and effective collaborations via structured networking opportunities, exchange ideas and influence regional development and humanitarian goals…more

International Conference on Data Revolution for Policy Makers 2017

Past Events

21/02/2017 – 22/02/2017, Jakarta, Indonesia

UN Global Pulse will organize the International Conference on Data Revolution for Policy Makers (DRFP) 2017, a two-day conference that brings together Indonesian and international experts to discuss how new ways of analyzing and sourcing data can be used to provide better services for the public. The theme of this year’s conference is “Expanding the Evidence Base: Government Demand for Advanced Data Analytics in Indonesia”…more

Expert Group Meeting on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

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20/02/2017 – 24/02/2017, New York, USA

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is conducting an Expert Group Meeting on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems. The main objective is to review the draft of the revised Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Management, Operation and Maintenance; to provide further guidance on its content and structure with a view to ensuring that it provides countries with a reference document on the management aspects of civil registration and vital statistics, including evaluation of completeness. The revised Handbook is expected to be submitted to the United Nations Statistical Commission for adoption…more

3rd Workshop on Creating Impacts with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition

Past Events

13/02/2017 – 15/02/2017, The Hague, Netherlands

Hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in The Hague, CABI, GODAN, CTA and Wageningen UR, the 3rd Workshop on Creating Impacts with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition will bring together a mix of key players from public as well as private sector organisations at national, international and global level to: To build action agendas to strengthen the role of open data in achieving sustainable production of food at lower environmental and social costs from both a public and private sector perspective; to identify and scope Big Wins of Open Data towards impact and build collaborative partnerships for implementation; to develop organizational and practical capacities for working with open data in a meaningful way…more