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Bridging Tomorrow's Migration: BD4M Data Innovation Handbook Lunch
Event hosted by the Egmont Institute and with the collaboration of the Big Data for Migration Alliance
This information was originally published by the Royal Institute for International Relations, also known as the Egmont Institute. Find the...
By The GovlabNew 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 Stefaan Verhulst, Damien...IOM-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 Uma KalkarDATA 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 BD4MIOM-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 BD4MIOM-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 BD4MData 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 Marzia Rango, Niklas Sievers,...Data 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 Vicki SquireDATA 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 Niklas Sievers, Alina Menocal...DIGITAL 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 BD4MDigital 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 Stefaan Verhulst, Marine...BD4M 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 Yuki MitsudaData 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 Tawheeda Wahabzada, Deirdre...Data 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 , Pietro De Lellis, ...Special 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 BD4MBD4M 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 BD4MIOM-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 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 Jasper Tjaden, Andres Arau, ...BD4M 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 Marzia Rango, Michele Vespe ...STATAFRIC 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 Niklas Sievers, Emma Borgnäs,...Immigration & 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 Julia Black, Niklas Sievers ...