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Empowering countries through technology 

At the United Nations General Assembly this week we’ll discuss the myriad of ways that country leaders plan to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. 193 countries signed on to these goals last year, which focus on solving major, global societal issues related to economic, social and environmental challenges.

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How data could save us from disaster 

Occasionally, I come across a statistic that piques my curiosity. That happened to me recently, and here’s the number that did it: according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the United States needs to invest 3.6 trillion dollars by 2020 to upgrade our infrastructure.

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Supporting public policy with predictive analytics 

When we talk about quality of education, we usually talk about what happens inside a school: how well trained the teachers are, how current the materials are, what kind of access to technology the students have. But many experts, including Dr. Patricio Rodriguez at the Center for Investigation of Advanced Education (CIAE) at the University of Chile, believe the quality of education in a given school is directly connected to the socioeconomic and demographical factors outside the school.