We are psyched to present to y’all a guest blog post from the inimitable Brian Dalessandro. For those of you that may not have been at our NYC Parks DataDive this past fall or at our last NYC meetup, Brian worked with the NYC Parks department as a DataKind Data Ambassador to figure out [...]
Data nerds and data-curious socialites rejoice! DataKind NYC is opening its doors every other Thursday night to invite the data community to come hang out, work on projects, socialize, and otherwise talk about data for the greater good. Our NexLeaf DataCorps team meets from 7-9 so you can come chat with them about their work [...]
We are thrilled to announce that today, during Big Data Week, we are excitedly launching our first official chapter, DataKind UK! We were so inspired and amazed by all of you who wrote to us from around the globe wanting to use data in the service of humanity that we knew we had to find a [...]
“Me with two screens. Don’t mess” – Max Richman We’re continuing our Data Heroes series this month with someone who exemplifies the idea of using data for the greater good. Max Richman started out in mapping for international development, where he provided geospatial services to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, worked with USAID to [...]
The 2013 Civic Data Challenge launches today at the Data Visualization Summit in San Francisco. The Challenge invites participants to turn raw data about civic health into useful applications and visualizations that have direct impact on public decision-making. Expanded version of last year’s challenge Last year, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Knight Foundation launched [...]
Check out this great opportunity from our friends at QCRI: QCRI Hiring Data Scientists, Software Engineers & Interns for Humanitarian and Development Projects The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI: http://www.qcri.com in Doha) conducts world-class computing research, creating knowledge and supporting innovation in select areas of advanced computing that have long-term relevance and lasting value for the region and [...]
We are proud to present a guest article from Mia Newman, of Humanity United. They’re launching a fantastic Tech Challenge to stop atrocities that we’d love to see our community get involved with. Mia Newman, Humanity United The tech field is growing rapidly around the world, and new gadgets, new apps, and innovative uses [...]
DataKind is nothing without a team of awesomely smart, creative, and talented data wizards constantly tackling big thorny data problems. You can imagine our excitement, then, when Peter Darche, a graduate student at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, asked if there were any opportunities to intern with us. Peter had been a rockstar student of Jake’s [...]
A video of our February NYC DataKind Meetup is online for those of you who couldn’t join us in New York. Hear about the projects our amazing Data Ambassadors are working on with Medic Mobile, Sunlight Foundation, and Refugees United as well as listen to Anoush Tatevossian from the UN Global Pulse talk about how the UN is using data for the greater good. It was a fantastic event and [...]
In our next installment of our Data Heroes, we’re heading across the pond to talk to Aaron Beck. Aaron is a data analyst at Aimia in London and was one of our rockstar data ambassadors at our DataDive in London. Aaron’s one of those rare people that’s able to jump into an unknown situation and [...]