Program Coordinator at Open Data Watch
APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED Thank you for your interest. OPEN DATA WATCH IS SEEKING A Program Coordinator JOB DESCRIPTION Open Data Watch (ODW) is a nonprofit…
Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Development
27/03/2017 – 31/03/2017, Cambridge, USA
The main objective of Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Development, a course by Data-Pop Alliance in partnership with the United Nations System Staff College, is to enhance participants’ “Big Data literacy” in the context and in support of the data revolution and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda by providing them with a deeper understanding, skills, resources, and connections to address the key applications and implications of Big Data in their work related to sustainable development, and as citizens…more
Workshop on Environment Statistics for the East African Community Region
27/03/2017 – 31/03/2017, Arusha, Tanzania
Organized by the UN Statistics Division, the Workshop will focus on discussing the progress in the implementation of the FDES 2013, developing a list of regional indicators, and reviewing of data availability for the environmentally-related SDG indicators. The countries will present the progress made in environment statistics since the project’s inception. They will also share their experiences by presenting the main challenges they faced and how they overcame them…more
ISI Regional Statistics Conference
21/03/2017 – 24/03/2017, Bali, Indonesia
The ISI Regional Statistics Conference 2017 is organized by the International Statistical Institute and its South East Asia Regional Network, together with Bank Indonesia as the co-host, in collaboration with Statistics Indonesia, Association of Indonesia Statistician, and Indonesia Statistician Forum. It brings together eminent statisticians and members of the statistical community from South East Asia and all around the world to present, discuss, promote and disseminate research and best practice in every field of statistics and its applications toward enhancement statistics to prospering human life…more
Financial Data Summit
16/03/2017, Washington, DC, USA
The momentum for U.S. financial regulators to adopt transparent, standardized data across their reporting regimes is well underway. Reliance on disconnected documents means investors, industry and the regulators themselves lose out. The Data Coalition is waging a successful advocacy campaign to convince Congress and agencies that it is time to modernize…more
Ready to Measure: Twenty Indicators for Monitoring SDG Gender Targets
The fundamental principle of the 2030 development agenda is to leave no one behind. Achieving real inclusion – and monitoring progress – will require a significant improvement in the availability of data.
International Women’s Day
08/03/2017, Global
International Women’s Day is dedicated to reflecting on the achievements of ordinary women who have made an extraordinary impact in their countries and communities, and to celebrate the contributions of women all around the world…more
United Nations Statistical Commission – 48th Session
07/03/2017 – 10/03/2017, New York, USA
The 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission will be held at the United Nations in New York City, from March 7 to 10. The theme of the session is “Better Data Better Lives”…more
Think Big – Data innovation in Latin America
06/03/2017, Santiago, Chile
Hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, recognized international experts will participate in the event, which will disseminate international experiences and discuss the potential of large data analytics as a tool for evidence-based policy development and design, and its role as a driving force for innovation and technological progress…more
Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities – Annual Meeting
06/03/2017, New York, USA
Hosted by the United Nations Statistical Division, the twenty-ninth session of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities is scheduled to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 March 2017. The meeting will take place from 9:00 am to 11:45 am in conference room B…more