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As the saying goes: in 2019, every company is a data company. Being a data company, especially an international data company, has never been more complicated. There...

  Donors such as USAID have a critical role to play in encouraging greater respect and protection of the data of vulnerable individuals and groups. They can help...

Informed consent is recognized as an integral part of responsible data practices by international development and humanitarian organizations. Much debate, however,...

We all want to be more responsible with the data that we collect and manage. This can be data that we create within our organizations, data we collect from our...

As development practitioners, we have a responsibility to the people impacted by our programming, to local governments and partners, and to our own organizations...

We founded Future State last year to help equip policymakers with the knowledge and resources so that the digital age benefits the world’s poor and strengthens...

Whenever the issue of sharing data securely between partners or donors comes up, everyone always wants to talk about the don’ts. Don’t share via Dropbox; Don’t...

The General Data Protection Regulation is coming on May 25th and you should be worried. If you operate in the EU or focus on EU-based clients, then the sweeping...

If the last ten years are an indicator of what to expect in the coming ten years, data will be one of the most sought-after commodities for measuring success in...

The use of big data by public institutions is increasingly shaping peoples’ lives. In the USA, algorithms influence the criminal justice system through risk...