Open Data Day

04/03/2017, Global

Supported by Open Knowledge International, Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the fifth time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society…more

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The Global Festival of Ideas

01/03/2017 – 03/03/2017, Bonn, Germany

The Global Festival of Ideas is the first in a series of annual forums, hosted by the UN SDG Action Campaign and supported by the Federal Government of Germany. The Festival brings together leading thinkers, policy-makers and civil society, together with gaming experts and policy simulators, to deliver the world’s first playable policy conference. By transforming participants from passive delegates to active players, the Festival will provoke new thinking on these global challenges, involving policy-makers, the private sector, investors and civil society…more

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2nd Annual Aid & Development Africa Summit

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

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International Conference on Data Revolution for Policy Makers 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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Workshop on the implementation of the SDG indicator framework

19/01/2017 – 20/01/2017, Cape Town, South Africa

The Economic Commission for Africa and the United Nations Statistical Commission are jointly organizing the workshop on the implementation of the SDG indicator framework. The workshop is organized as post event of the World Data Forum. The overall objective of the workshop is to reflect on the preparation of national indicator frameworks based on national, regional and global priorities, and on the roadmaps for the development of a clear set of strategies to strengthen national statistical systems and their deliveries in line with the Global Action Plan…more

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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

17/01/2017 20/01/2017, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters remains the foremost creative force for engaging the world’s top leaders in collaborative activities to shape the global, regional and industry agendas at the beginning of each year. For over four decades, the World Economic Forum’s mission – improving the state of the world – has driven the design and development of the Annual Meeting programme...more

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