In our second webinar on public-private data sharing, hear from national and corporate partners at different stages in their journeys.
A lot has changed since 2020 when accessing data collected by mobile phone companies emerged as a priority area for policymakers. Years into this journey, what have we learned about what does and doesn’t work? How useful is mobile network operator’s data for countries’ development, and what challenges remain? During this event, countries at different levels stages in terms of legal frameworks, infrastructure, and existing relationships with stakeholders will discuss the routes they are taking to access data held by private sector companies, including mobile network operators (telco companies). This webinar is a co-organized with Positium, which facilitates access to mobile network operator (MNO) data by countries and by MNOs who are engaged with countries on data sharing projects.
Event date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. EST / 2 p.m. BST + WAT / 4 p.m. EAT / 6.30 p.m. IST
This event will be in English, with French and Spanish translations available.
Background
A vast amount of data that could be used to help decision-makers target development and aid efforts lies in the hands of the private sector, where concerns ranging from legislative barriers, data security, and user privacy to reputational harm and competitive advantage make accessing this data a challenge for national governments. This is a timely conversation as a push to develop AI tools for development has increased the need for accessible, interoperable training data. This series of events sets out to surface recent, real-world efforts by governments from around the globe, at different levels of development, and their private sector and civil society partners to set up sustained, secure, and ethical data sharing that benefits people.
Learn more: Unlocking Privately-Held Data for Public Good
