Big Data and the SDGs
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How data analytics can support monitoring and progress towards sustainable development and humanitarian action
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- 1. NO POVERTY Spending patterns on mobile phone services can provide proxy indicators of income levels ZERO HUNGER Crowdsourcing or tracking of food prices listed online can help monitor food security in near real-time GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Mapping the movement of mobile phone users can help predict the spread of infectious diseases QUALITY EDUCATION Citizen reporting can reveal reasons for student drop-out rates GENDER EQUALITY Analysis of financial transactions can reveal the spending patterns and different impacts of economic shocks on men and women CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION Sensors connected to water pumps can track access to clean water AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY Smart metering allows utility companies to increase or restrict the flow of electricity, gas or water to reduce waste and ensure adequate supply at peak periods DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Patterns in global postal traffic can provide indicators such as economic growth, remittances, trade and GDP INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Data from GPS devices can be used for traffic control and to improve public transport REDUCED INEQUALITY Speech-to-text analytics on local radio content can reveal discrimination concerns and support policy response SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES Satellite remote sensing can track encroachment on public land or spaces such as parks and forests RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION Online search patterns or e-commerce transactions can reveal the pace of transition to energy efficient products CLIMATE ACTION Combining satellite imagery, crowd-sourced witness accounts and open data can help track deforestation LIFE BELOW WATER Maritime vessel tracking data can reveal illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities LIFE ON LAND Social media monitoring can support disaster management with real-time information on victim location, effects and strength of forest fires or haze PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS Sentiment analysis of social media can reveal public opinion on effective governance, public service delivery or human rights PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS Partnerships to enable the combining of statistics, mobile and internet data can provide a better and real- time understanding of today’s hyper-connected world BIG DATA SDGs How data science and analytics can contribute to sustainable development www.unglobalpulse.org @UNGlobalPulse 2016