Beyond the Numbers: Data Challenges in the Humanitarian Sector

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This is an online conference, comprising both YouTube videos and an online panel session. The panel session will be Wednesday 20th March 2024, 0900-1000 UTC + 0, 1700-1800 SGT. A Zoom link will be distributed prior to the panel session via email (please sign up via the link above to receive it). YouTube videos of the talks (which can be watched prior to the panel session) are below.

Panelists:
Shannon Hayes. Project Coordinator, Children on the Move, International Organization for Migration IOM.
Dr. Prithvi Hirani. Program Officer, IOM, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).
Dr. Nando Lewis. Project Officer, IOM, DTM Global Support Team.
Esther Mulwa. Data Consultant, DTM and PhD Candidate, City University, London

The panel session will be based on the following videos.

Videos: 
Neil Barton: (2 min)
Nando Lewis: (21 min)
Shannon Hayes: (12 min)
Prithvi Hirani and Esther Mulwa: (25 min)

Description. Data and computational reasoning play a critical role in humanitarian action. We need fast data-driven solutions to important and pressing problems. But what are some of the challenges faced by experts in this sector? And how might academia learn from and contribute to this area of research? This online conference, combining a mixture of YouTube videos and an online panel session, aims bring together academics and experts working on displacement.

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