Science and technology

The Centre for Humanitarian Data has announced the Centre’s inaugural class of Data Fellows: Abdulaziz Al-Homaid, Haoyun Su, Laith Ulaby, and Manu Singh. The Fellows will each have a unique focus on one of the following areas: data storytelling, data science, predictive analytics and user ...

Barcamp Bangkok 2018 will be held at TK Park, Central World, on Sunday, August 5th 2018.  Registration for the Barcamp will be opened shortly. For detail ...

Big data is drastically improving our ability to understand the world around us. This event will showcase how big data and new technologies allow cities and local communities to seize new opportunities for jobs and manufacturing; deliver effective and inclusive transport and energy services; prepare for ...

ODSC East 2018, one of the largest applied data science conferences in the world, will be held in Boston on May 1-4, 2018.  Speakers include some of the core contributors to many open source tools, libraries, and languages. Participants will have opportunities to learn the latest ...

The global open data community is invited to submit proposals for sessions to be included in the agenda for the 2018 International Open Data Conference to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 27-28, 2018. Under the Theme “The Future is Open”, IODC 2018 will once ...

Global Development Network (GDN)’s 18th Global Development Conference, titled ‘Science, Technology and Innovation for Development,’ will be held in New Delhi on 22-23 March, 2018.  The conference will be a forum where global actors from governments, research, private sector and civil society can share knowledge and practices on ...

UNESCO Hackathon at FOSSASIA Summit will take place from Saturday March 24, to Sunday March 25, 2018 at the Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore. The event aims to bring together forward thinking citizens with innovators, hackers, scientists, and makers from around the world in Asia, create open ...

The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) is one of the key features of the 2018 Mekong Tourism Forum. The MIST, scheduled for 26-27 June 2018, covers: -Workshops for tourism startups (by invitation via MIST) (Request Invitation at MIST <link to http://mist.asia/contact/) -MIST Connect – for travel operator and ...

Due to a blossoming of interest from tourism startups in Viet Nam post-Tết, MIST will be extending the application deadline for startups based in Viet Nam to March 24. However, applicants wishing to take advantage of the deadline extension must still email mist@mekongbiz.org before March 10 ...

Standards are documented, reusable agreements that affect us every day. Open standards for data make it easier for people and organisations to publish, access, share and use better quality data.  More detail   ...