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Archive: big data

New project explores mobile reading patterns across the globe

Update Erin McAweeney on March 6, 2018

Starting last fall, a new project between between TASCHA, the Tableau Foundation, Worldreader, and the UW DataLab has been using big data analysis and visualization to unlock stories about mobile reading patterns across the globe. This dataset is particularly interesting to TASCHA, as we …

Data for Decision Making completes first implementation in Myanmar

Update Erin McAweeney on March 6, 2018

From November 27 – 29, the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation (MBPAF) conducted the first full implementation of the Data for Decision Making curriculum in Yangon, Myanmar. The curriculum, developed collaboratively by TASCHA and MBAPF, builds the capabilities of research …

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Update Erin McAweeney on May 17, 2017

The theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2017 is “Big Data for Big Impact,” with an emphasis on the role advanced analysis can play in development goals. At TASCHA, our work explores this crucial space where decisions resulting in major social change and …