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The demands for migration data arising from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have prompted the international statistical community to review the use of traditional sources for migration data, such as po...
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Big data, migration and human mobility
The term "big data" includes anonymized data that are generated by users of mobile devices, internet-based platforms, or by digital sensors and meters, for example, satellite imagery. With about 5.16 billion uniqu...
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Can mobile phone data be used for official statistics? Asia and the Pacific say yes.
This paper presents outcomes from a Regional Workshop on the Use of Mobile Phone Data for Official Statistics, hosted by BPS Indonesia in conjunction with UN ESCAP, UN DESA, Pulse Lab Jakarta and the UN Globa...
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2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals
The 2017 Atlas on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a visual guide to data and development. It features over 150 maps and data visualizations that show how societies are making progress towards the 17 goals.
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Data2X Big Data and Gender Brief Series: Gender Gaps in Urban Mobility
This series from Data2X features research examining insights from big data on women and girls. The 2-page briefs cover a variety of topics including how big data can highlight gendered urban mobility, educational ...
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Immigration Data Matters - online guide
This online guide from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) links users to data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The guide includes more than 220 data sources compiled by gov...
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The Data Innovation Directory: Unlocking the potential of big data for migration policy
Whether we love it or loathe it, technology affects almost every aspect of our lives and it is likely to gain further influence in the future. We write e-mails and WhatsApp messages; send pictures and videos;...
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Using Facebook data to trace relocations from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
It is impossible to provide timely estimates of human migration flows after natural disasters by using only traditional data. Facebook offers new opportunities as a complementary source of information. An internat...
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5 recommendations to improve data for safe, orderly and regular migration
It is widely acknowledged that there is a paucity of basic data on international migration and that existing data are not fully utilized or shared. On many occasions, the UN General Assembly has called for reliabl...
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Five key recommendations for improving data on missing migrants
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Skills Mapping Through Big Data: A case study of Armenian diaspora in the United States of America and France
Using big data to map concentrations of diaspora worldwide.
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Measuring migration with big data and innovative data sources
Emilio Zagheni, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, explains how big data and innovative data sources can contribute to measuring migration.
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Using Big Data to identify migration drivers
Teddy Wilkin, Head of Sector and Constantinos Melachrinos, Research Officer at EASO explain how big data can be used to identify migration drivers along the Central Mediterranean Route.
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Using big data to understand migration (Part 3)
Alessandro Sorichetta, principal Research Fellow at the WorldPop Programme, shares his views on the use of big data to understand migration. This interview took place during the workshop "Big Data and alternative ...
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TALKING MIGRATION DATA: Migration Data and the SDGs
Claire Melamed, Executive Director of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data shares her views on migration data and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This interview took place during first...
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What data to inform migration policies in Africa and Europe?
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