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Video recap: Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

Thu, Oct 3, 2019

Rebuilding Ukraine one house at a time

Five years after Kramatorsk, our volunteer initiative has become the largest volunteer movement in Ukraine with a network of more than 2,500 volunteers. Together, we have restored housing for 220 families and helped 17 cities create their own youth centers.

UkraineAlert by Yurko Didula

Civil Society Conflict
Video recap: Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

Fri, Sep 27, 2019

Teachers’ protest challenges Jordanian status quo

Teachers in Jordan are starting the third week of one of the longest strikes by educators in the region’s history. Negotiations with the government have stalled, and there is no end in sight.

MENASource by Tuqa Nusairat

Civil Society Economy & Business
Video recap: Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Tunisian civil society’s unmistakable role in keeping the peace

Regardless of the protesters substantive demands, it is important for the government to keep in mind that Tunisia would not be where it is today had it not been for civil society work and vigilance.

MENASource by Wafa Ben-Hassine

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

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Max Rizzuto

Max Rizzuto

Research Assistant

Civil Society Disinformation

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Alyssa Kann

Alyssa Kann

Research Assistant

Civil Society Disinformation

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Adriana D’Elia

Non-resident senior fellow

Civil Society English

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

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Peter Dickinson

Editor, UkraineAlert

Ukraine Civil Society

Eurasia Center

Maxim-Eristavi

Maksym Eristavi

Research Fellow

Ukraine Civil Society

Eurasia Center

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Timothy Fairbank

Senior Fellow

Moldova Democratic Transitions

Eurasia Center

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Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Video recap: Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

On April 01, 2020 - Eric Sapp, CEO of Public Democracy and David Bray, PhD, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director emceed a live video discussion on "Using Data for Good in the Fight Against COVID-19". The two panels included leading data experts from the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center, Public Democracy, Dun & Bradstreet, The Ad Council, LiveRamp, Splunk, Datavant, and Singularity University some of whom are working with the World Health Organization.

Event Recaps

Civil Society Coronavirus
gtc food empty shelves

Wed, Apr 1, 2020

Getting ahead of the crisis: Global food security during COVID-19

Much has been written about the economic consequences of such policies; less attention, however, has been paid to emerging issues like food security in the age of a global pandemic. Food security is certainly a crucial issue because COVID-19 is also a crisis of logistics – whether it is with regard to necessary medical equipment, labor availability, or food supplies.

GeoTech Cues by Sara-Jayne Terp

Civil Society Coronavirus
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Mon, Mar 30, 2020

Skoll World Forum Session: Using data for good in the fight against COVID-19

When: April 01, 2020 from 12:15-1:15pm EDT (-4 GMT) Where: Hosted on the Atlantic Council website What: Skoll World Forum Session “Using Data For Good in the Fight Against COVID-19” - Presented by the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center and Public Democracy.

Events

Civil Society Coronavirus

Mon, Mar 30, 2020

How can data science help with crisis response and COVID-19?

On March 27, 2020 -- Anthony Scriffignano, Chief Data Scientist at Dun and Bradstreet and Director David Bray, Atlantic Council GeoTech Center Director participated in a live video discussion hosted by Michael Krigsman, Founder of CxOTalk on "How Can Data Science Help With Crisis Responses?"

GeoTech Cues

Civil Society Coronavirus

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

AI & China: Smart Partnerships for Global Challenges

The Atlantic Council is honored to partner with the Rockefeller Foundation via a grant focused on data and AI efforts by China around the world. We started these activities in the middle of 2019. These activities were part of a bigger plan to launch the new Atlantic Council GeoTech Center in 2020 -- focused on the geopolitics of new technologies and advances in data.

Smart Partnerships Series by David Bray, PhD

Americas China

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Smart partnerships series: The dangers of decoupling

Two roundtables in Beijing and a third one in Shanghai brought together leaders from government, civil society, academia, and think tanks to discuss China's role as a global citizen, the country's use and development of artificial intelligence and the implications of modern technologies for international relations.

Smart Partnerships Series by Julian Mueller-Kaler

Americas China

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Smart partnerships series: The price of great power politics

Unlike previous gatherings where a majority of participants represented government institutions, the roundtable in Germany brought together business- and private-sector representatives. Together with policy experts, they discussed the emergence of new technologies, the rise of China, and the implications of a global AI race.

Smart Partnerships Series by Julian Mueller-Kaler

Americas China

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Smart partnerships series: Europe’s third way

The Atlantic Council's endeavor to evaluate the implications of modern technologies for society and politics continued in Brussels, where the event was co-hosted by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS).

Smart Partnerships Series by Julian Mueller-Kaler

Americas China

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Smart partnerships series: Tech cooperation at a precarious junction

The first roundtable of the series was held in Paris and brought together high-level delegations from the United States, China, and Europe for a wide-ranging discussion on emerging technologies.

Smart Partnerships Series by Julian Mueller-Kaler

Americas China

Mon, Mar 23, 2020

Social Justice and Activism in Pakistan with Jibran Nasir

With an exceedingly shrinking space for civil society and an emboldened right-wing, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan is turning out to be the same-old Pakistan. Pakistani lawyer and civil rights activist Jibran Nasir helps us detangle some of Pakistan’s toughest contexts surrounding the country’s citizen empowerment, legal reforms, and social justice.

Timely Commentary & Analysis by South Asia Center

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Wed, Apr 8, 2020

Testing is our way out: Data will drive resilience

ONLINE EVENT - Dr. Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former USAID administrator, and Paul Romer, Nobel laureate economist, discuss their ideas and implications for a more resilient approach to pandemics with Gillian Tett, US editor at large of the Financial Times.

11:00am