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Creating public value through data collaboratives

Creating public value through data collaboratives

The data collaborative is a new form of public-private partnership that seeks to create public value for the worlds most marginalized children through the exchange of data and data science expertise. Natalia Adler offers an overview of the Data Collaboratives initiative, led by UNICEF and the GovLab at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering.
Talk Title Creating public value through data collaboratives
Speakers Natalia Adler (UNICEF HQ)
Conference Strata Data Conference
Conf Tag Make Data Work
Location New York, New York
Date September 26-28, 2017
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The data collaborative is a new form of public-private partnership that seeks to create public value for the world’s most marginalized children through the exchange of data and data science expertise. Natalia Adler offers an overview of the Data Collaboratives initiative, led by UNICEF and the GovLab at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering.

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