With his non-profit, DataKind, Jake Porway connects data scientists with social causes. Picture Doctors Without Borders for data nerds-- with statisticians parachuting in to help the UN track virus outbreaks using mobile data. "Data is like a bucket of crude oil.,” Porway says. “Potentially great, but only if someone knows how to refine it (data scientists) and someone else has vehicles that will run on it (the social sector)." In this talk, Porway discusses the strategies of DataKind, its projects and the future of big data to service humanity.
National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jake Porway is a matchmaker. He sees social change organizations working hard to make the world a better place, ...
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