Data is playing an ever-increasing role in bolstering businesses across Latin America - and the rest of the word. In Brazil, Mexico and Colombia alone, the revenue from Big Data is calculated at more than US$603.7 million, a market that is only set to increase as more companies across Latin America and the Caribbean embrace data-driven strategies to enhance their bottom-line. … [Read more...] about Data Collaboratives: exchanging data to create public value across Latin America and the Caribbean
The IDB is committed to the open source model for development
In recent years, the Inter-American Development Bank has stepped up its efforts to open and share its knowledge about Latin America and the Caribbean. This is so that anyone can access and take advantage of our publications, data and courses from the Bank's website. Continuing with this strategy of openness, today, I am pleased to introduce a new knowledge-based product from … [Read more...] about The IDB is committed to the open source model for development
Need an improved solution to a development challenge? Consider Collaborative Design
The challenges faced in the development and public policy arenas are often complex in nature. Devising relevant, practical, and innovative solutions requires intensive research, analysis and expertise from multiple sectors. Could there be a way to streamline this process and also make it more inclusive? Collaborative Design, like other open innovation methodologies, … [Read more...] about Need an improved solution to a development challenge? Consider Collaborative Design
Is open artificial intelligence an upward trend?
By Geraldine Garcia, editor of the blog "Abierto al Público" and consultant at the Knowledge Management Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) So-called artificial intelligence is a science and a set of computational technologies inspired by the ways people use their nervous systems to feel, learn, reason and act. While advances in artificial intelligence have … [Read more...] about Is open artificial intelligence an upward trend?
Creating safe cities for women through technology and crowdsourcing
According to the UN, one in three women, or 35% of women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence. However, some country data shows numbers as high as 70%. The UN also reports that less than 40% of women who are victims of violence seek help. Most women and girls do not talk about this abuse for a multiple of reasons - fear of society, culture, victim blaming, fear of … [Read more...] about Creating safe cities for women through technology and crowdsourcing