Leveraging Data for Social Impact

TheDigital Service Collaborativeat theBeeck Center for Social Impact + Innovationat Georgetown University is offering a limited series of five seminar-style conversations, led by experts in technology, data science, and social sector innovation, hosted by theGeorgetown Technology Policy Initiativeat theMcCourt School of Public Policyand in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation.

Data, Digital + Social Impact Seminar

<H2><STRONG>Leveraging Data for Social Impact</STRONG></H2>
<P><STRONG>September 24, 2019, 5:30-7:30 p.m.</STRONG></P>
<P>Data is a strategic asset that brings value to all sectors. Governments, companies, non-profit organizations, academia - all of these actors and more collect and maintain data, and use it to make decisions and otherwise advance their work. This session will start with the basics of data and discuss the roles and responsibilities around it, including how multi-sector actors use and share data.<BR></P>
<H5><EM>Lecturers: Cori Zarek, Denice Ross, Amy O'Hara, Greg Jordan-Detamore, Erica Hagen, Kristen Honey</EM></H5>
<H5>Topics:</H5>
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<H5>Building blocks of data</H5>
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<H5>Data science</H5>
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<H5>Economic, social, and societal uses of data</H5>
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<H5>Open data principles</H5>
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<H5>GIS</H5>
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<H2>About the Data, Digital + Social Impact Seminar</H2>
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<P>During the Fall 2019 semester, the <A HREF="https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/project/digital-service-collaborative-building-capacity-for-digital-transformation-in-government/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Service Collaborative</A> at the <A HREF="https://beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation</A> along with the <A HREF="https://twitter.com/gutechpolicy" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative</A> at Georgetown University is offering a limited series of five seminar-style conversations, led by experts in technology, data science, and social sector innovation. The seminar will be a mix of presentations and conversation held over dinner and will be open to a limited number of Georgetown students and faculty and invited social innovator in order to facilitate an inclusive discussion. We will share selected readings and speaker bios to registered participants in advance of each session.<BR></P>
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<H3><STRONG>Upcoming Seminar Dates:</STRONG></H3>
<P><SPAN>October 8: Balancing Data Use with Data Privacy</SPAN></P>
<P>October 22: Digital Government + Public Interest Tech</P>
<P><SPAN>November 5: Digital Service Delivery and Design</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>November 19: Maximizing Social Impact for Data + Digital</SPAN></P>
<H5><SPAN>Registration for future sessions will open two weeks prior to the session.<BR></SPAN></H5>
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