New BD4M Report Launch!
Building a Policy Compass: Navigating Future Migration with Anticipatory Methods
Migration is a complex, dynamic issue, shaped by interconnected drivers like climate change, political shifts, and economic instability....
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Repost from COMPAS
70 years of Trying to Improve Global Migration Statistics: Time for A New Approach
This article was originally published in two parts (part one and part two) on COMPAS at the School of Anthropology of the University of...
By BD4M TeamRepository Launch
Launch! Repository of 80+ real-life examples of how to anticipate migration using innovative forecast and foresight methods is now LIVE!
Today, we are excited to launch the Big Data For Migration Alliance (BD4M) Repository of Use Cases for Anticipating Migration Policy! The...
By BD4M TeamBlog Series: Part 7
Selecting Anticipatory Methods for Migration Policy: Eight Key Elements To Consider
Over the past several weeks, we've embarked on a journey exploring anticipatory methods for migration policy. Our exploration has taken...
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Event
REGISTER: Data Responsibility for Refugee Children (29, 30 and 31 January 2024)
All humanitarian staff work with data in one way or another. The data of refugees must be treated with special care, due to the...
By BD4M TeamBlog Series: Part 6
Ready to Deploy? Determining the Level of Maturity of Anticipatory Methods
Migration policy, characterized by its multifaceted challenges, presents a unique terrain where anticipatory methods can offer valuable...
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Blog Series: Part 5
How Far in the Future? Determining The Timeframe of Anticipatory Methods
Migration policy, characterized by its multifaceted challenges, presents a unique terrain where anticipatory methods can offer valuable...
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Blog Series: Part 4
Innovation in Anticipation for Migration: A Deep Dive into Methods, Tools, and Data Sources
In the ever-evolving landscape of anticipatory methods for migration policy, innovation is a dynamic force propelling the field forward....
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Blog Series: Part 3
Towards a Taxonomy of Anticipatory Methods: Integrating Traditional and Innovative Methods for Migration Policy
This is the third installment of the Big Data for Migration (BD4M) weekly blog series dedicated to exploring cutting-edge anticipatory...
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Blog Series: Part 2
Anticipating the Future: Shifting Paradigms
This is the second installment of our weekly blog series dedicated to exploring cutting-edge anticipatory methods for migration policy. In...
By Sara Marcucci, Stefaan...Blog Series: Part 1
The Good and Bad of Anticipating Migration
This blog is the first in a series that will be published weekly, dedicated to exploring innovative anticipatory methods for migration...
By Stefaan Verhulst, Sara...Data for Policy 2024: Anticipating Migration for Policymaking - Data-Based Approaches to Forecasting and Foresight
This information was based on an article originally published on the Data for Policy website. Find the original posting here. The Data for...
By BD4M TeamEvent
Unlocking the Power of Data: Key Takeaways from the BD4M Data Innovation Handbook Launch
On September 12, 2023, an event was held at the Egmont Institute in Brussels to launch the BD4M Data Innovation Handbook, providing insights...
By BD4M TeamNew Publication
Anticipating Migration for Policymaking: Insights from Forecasting, Foresight, and Forward-Looking Methods
This piece by Stefaan Verhulst, Damien Jusselme, Matteo Fontana, Martina Belmonte, and Anna Rosinska was originally...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN MIGRATION
The Future of Human Mobility: Predicting Labor Migration and Mixed Migration
Reflections from the BD4M’s workshop on leveraging data and anticipatory methods to foresee and react to migration trends and policymaking
The challenges associated with relatively large and rapidly shifting cross-border migration have created a growing demand for improved...
By BD4M TeamDATA MIGRATION PUBLICATION
IOM and Partners launch Handbook on Data Innovation and Foresight for Migration Policy
A new report by IOM-GMDAC
This article was originally published by the IOM here. Brussels, Belgium – Climate change, health risks, and rapidly-evolving...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN MIGRATION
Innovation for Labor Migration Data: A BD4M Conference with Egyptian Public Officials and Private Stakeholders
Last month, the Big Data for Migration (BD4M), a joint initiative of GMDAC, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), and...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN MIGRATION
Innovative Data for Labour Migration Policy
IOM and the Big Data for Migration Alliance (BD4M) Hold Workshop on Exploring the Use of Innovative Data for Labour Migration...
By BD4M TeamData Migration Publication
Ethical Considerations in Re-Using Private Sector Data for Migration-Related Policy: A Practitioners’ Perspective
A new paper by IOM-GMDAC
The past decade has witnessed the rapid growth of non-traditional data (social media, mobile phones, satellite data, bank records, etc.) and...
By BD4M TeamData and Migration Guest Blog
Data and displacement: Ethical and practical issues in data-driven humanitarian assistance for IDPs
A guest blog by Professor Vicki Squire
Ten years since the so-called “data revolution” (Pearn et al, 2022), the rise of “innovation” and the proliferation...
By BD4M TeamDATA INNOVATION EVENT GUEST...
Unlocking the potential of innovative data sources, tools, and methods in Africa: Current trends and prospects for better information in migration-related policymaking
Introduction: Pioneering migration data innovation initiatives in the African context In the information age, more data are produced than...
By BD4M TeamDIGITAL SELF-DETERMINATION...
How Can We Ensure the Digital Self-Determination of Migrants?
Highlights from the Second Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration
By Hannah Chafetz, Uma Kalkar, Marine Ragnet, Stefaan Verhulst and Andrew J. Zahuranec In 2020, prior to the crisis in Ukraine, the United...
By BD4M TeamDigital Self-Determination...
Digital Self-Determination as a Tool for Migrant Empowerment
Takeaways from the First Studio on Digital Self Determination and Migration
In 2020, there were an estimated 281 million migrants, accounting for 3.6% of the global population. Migrants move for a variety of...
By BD4M TeamBD4M In the News
Migration: How Can Data Help Migrants?
Delving into efforts to establish data collaboratives, Andrew Young, The GovLab’s Knowledge Director, contributed a blog post to OECD’s Development Matters.
In recent years, stakeholders have pursued data innovations to enhance the ways in which decisions are made on migration. Delving into...
By BD4M TeamData Innovation Event Guest...
Strengthening CRVS Systems to Improve Migration Policy: A Promising Innovation
Migration is one of the most pressing issues of our time and innovation for migration policy can take on several different shapes to help...
By BD4M TeamData Innovation Event Guest...
Sea level rise and migration flows in Africa: what we can learn from a recent study on Bangladesh
Pietro De Lellis (Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples,...
By BD4M TeamSpecial Collection
BD4M, in partnership with Data & Policy, Launches Data and Migration Policy Special Collection
In close collaboration with the Big Data for Migration Alliance Data & Policy, an open access journal by Cambridge University...
By BD4M TeamBD4M Studio Report
Designing Data Collaboratives to Better Understand Human Mobility and Migration in West Africa
READ THE REPORT Today, the Big Data for Migration Alliance (BD4M) is releasing the report, “Designing Data Collaboratives to...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN Migration
Using Big Data to Understand Migration (Part 1)
Ingmar Weber, Research Director at Qatar Computing Research Institute, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration. This...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN Migration
Using Big Data to Understand Migration (Part 2)
Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Officer of The Governance Lab, shares his views on the use of big data to...
By BD4M TeamIOM-UN Migration
Using Big Data to Understand Migration (Part 3)
Alessandro Sorichetta, principal Research Fellow at the WorldPop Programme, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration....
By BD4M TeamImmigration & emigration...
Are migrants left behind? How COVID-19 hinders better migration data
Reposted from Migration Data Portal Migrants worldwide play an important role in sectors vital to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic but are...
By BD4M TeamIOM - UN Migration
Using “Big Data” to forecast migration
A tale of high expectations, promising results and a long road ahead
Reposted from the IOM - UN Migration Medium Publication Act 1 — High Expectations “Data is the new oil,” they say....
By BD4M TeamBD4M In the News
Data innovation for migration: why now and how?
Now more than ever we need to invest in responsible data innovation for the analysis of mobility and migration
By Marzia Rango, Data Innovation and Capacity-Building Coordinator at the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), IOM – UN...
By BD4M TeamSTATAFRIC and IOM GMDAC...
Migration data in times of COVID-19: Trends and policy implications in Africa
The African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) and IOM's Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) organized a webinar on...
By BD4M TeamBD4M Webinar Series
Estimating Migrant Stocks and Flows Using Social Media Data
The first Big Data for Migration (BD4M) webinar titled "Estimating migrant stocks and flows using social media data" took place on 3...
By BD4M TeamImmigration & emigration...
The Data Innovation Directory: Unlocking the potential of big data for migration policy
Reposted from Migration Data Portal Whether we love it or loathe it, technology affects almost every aspect of our lives and it is likely to...
By BD4M Team
