Webinar on the Promise and Perils of Data Science for Development, May 25, 9:00-10:00 AM EST

[Christopher Thompson]

Hello!

Please join the next installment of SI’s Evidence for Impact webinar series: Promise and Perils of Data Science for Development on Thursday, May 25, 9:00- 10:00 AM EST. Register here!

Panelists:

• Dr. Ben Morse, PhD, Social Impact, Technical Director, Impact Evaluation
• Dr. Jeremy Springman, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Senior Research Associate, Department of Political Science and DevLab@Pennn
• Dr. Stefanie Falconi, PhD, USAID, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

This webinar will discuss how data science can be used to improve development effectiveness. Highlighting both the promise and perils of these methods, the presentation showcases recent projects that use machine learning to improve program targeting at USAID and to develop forecasts of political events to inform USAID strategy. The presentation will conclude with critical reflections from within USAID on the promise and pitfalls of using data science for development.

Speakers for this session will include data scientists from Social Impact, the Penn Development Research Initiative (PDRI)-DevLab@Penn, and USAID. The specific projects that will be featured include:

• Improving Measurement of Youth and Young Adult Delinquency Risk: Evidence from the Eastern and Southern Caribbean (USAID DRG Center, LER I)
• Machine Learning for Peace (USAID INSPIRES Consortium)

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Best regards,

Chris Thompson

Technical Director, Social Impact, Inc.