In many respects, data has become a new layer of infrastructure that underpins both economic activity and institutional ...

Innovative technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are transforming and modernizing the way data is generated, collected, and analyzed across different industries and fields of study. 1 ...

A drone's view of empty roads of Metro Manila during the pandemic. Data is now recognized as the “new oil” for the digital economy. While development actors have relied on traditional sources of data, ...

Medellín, Colombia, 13 November 2024 – Following the outcome of the Summit of the Future, the fifth UN World Data Forum opened yesterday to accelerate progress on sustainable development by leveraging ...

The world's population growth tells two stories: in many countries populations are aging, while in others, populations are getting younger. Projections show most countries will likely see shrinking ...

Innovative technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are transforming and modernizing how data is generated, collected, and analyzed across different industries. Specifically, innovative ...

The Information and Communications for Development series takes an in depth look at how digital technologies are affecting economic growth in developing countries. This new report, produced by the ...

Cities play an important role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) to promote economic growth and meet social needs. Especially satellite imagery is a potential data source for studying ...

Wearable sensor technologies are becoming increasingly relevant in health research, particularly in the context of chronic disease management. They generate real-time health data that can be ...

Synthetic data is artificially generated data that reflects the properties and relationships found in real data. While synthetic data can play an important role in AIaMD development, its use in ...