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A Tale of Human and Machine Collaboration: Using AI language models to support the Türkiye and Syria Response

By Ximena Contla, Nayid Orozco, and ChatGPT (an AI language model created by OpenAI) Once upon a time, in a world not too different from our own, there was a group of emergency responders who were always looking for ways to improve their response efforts. They worked tirelessly to help…

Machine Learning

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A Tale of Human and Machine Collaboration: Using AI language models to support the Türkiye and…
A Tale of Human and Machine Collaboration: Using AI language models to support the Türkiye and…
Machine Learning

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DFS’ Executive Director Ewan Oglethorpe on his journey from Silicon Valley to Kathmandu and the formation of Data Friendly Space.

What was your role in the data sector before you embraced the humanitarian sector? Before making my way to the humanitarian sector, I worked in the US as an academic researcher and in the private tech sector. As a researcher, I studied how student retention could be optimized based on…

Data Science

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DFS’ Executive Director Ewan Oglethorpe on his journey from Silicon Valley to Kathmandu and the…
DFS’ Executive Director Ewan Oglethorpe on his journey from Silicon Valley to Kathmandu and the…
Data Science

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Using Machine Learning to Expedite Humanitarian Action

Creating a Humanitarian Data Ecosystem Today, there is more data produced in a year than the rest of human history combined. The humanitarian sector, which once struggled with data scarcity, is now overwhelmed with the amount of data collected for a single project. A massive amount of primary and secondary…

Humanitarian

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Using Machine Learning to Expedite Humanitarian Action
Using Machine Learning to Expedite Humanitarian Action
Humanitarian

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DEEP — Using Artificial Intelligence to improve global coordination between humanitarian actors

Mitigating data collection challenges in humanitarian contexts during COVID-19 pandemic through United Nations (UN) partnerships and other actors — The WHO Director General has characterized the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic since March 2020, creating harm to peoples and economies in all countries. Access to quality structured information in humanitarian contexts will be elusive for the foreseeable future. Most humanitarian responses will be made on the basis of…

UN

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Using AI to improve global coordination between humanitarian actors — DEEP
Using AI to improve global coordination between humanitarian actors — DEEP
UN

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Feb 20

Leadership transitions speak to an organization’s values, sustainability, and creativity.

by Doug Smith Disney’s Board recently announced the return of Bob Iger after kicking CEO Bob Chapek to the curb because of his two years of poor performance at the Mouse House. The Board needed to make more than an adjustment, so they chose to make a statement. …

Leadership

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Leadership transitions speak to an organization’s values, sustainability, and creativity.
Leadership transitions speak to an organization’s values, sustainability, and creativity.
Leadership

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Feb 1

Karin Maasel to Lead Data Friendly Space (DFS)

The Board of Directors of Data Friendly Space (DFS) has announced that Karin Maasel will lead the organization in its next phase of growth as Executive Director. “When looking for our next Executive Director, the Board wanted a creative mix of technical understanding and field experience. Karin Maasel is a…

Leadership

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Karin Maasel to Lead Data Friendly Space (DFS)
Karin Maasel to Lead Data Friendly Space (DFS)
Leadership

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Sep 15, 2021

DEEP — through a time machine; from 2015 Nepal earthquake to 2021 Haiti earthquake

Six years ago, on April 25th 2015, at 11.56 am local time, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 Mw hit Nepal. The news spread like a ripple around the world. The shocked humanitarian community lept into action without losing a minute. Nearly 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured…

Earthquake

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DEEP — through a time machine; from 2015 Nepal earthquake to 2021 Haiti earthquake
DEEP — through a time machine; from 2015 Nepal earthquake to 2021 Haiti earthquake
Earthquake

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·Jul 13, 2021

Humanitarian Organizations and Cyber Security Challenges

Not too long ago, humanitarian organizations working in crisis zones could only access telephone or fax, limiting their ability to communicate and supply data to their headquarters. Digital Humanitarian Space In recent years, the public and private sectors have been embracing a complete digital transformation. Humanitarian organizations have invested heavily…

Cybersecurity

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Humanitarian Organizations and Cyber Security Challenges
Humanitarian Organizations and Cyber Security Challenges
Cybersecurity

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