Bloomberg launched ‘Data for Good Exchange’ (D4GX) in Asia with philanthropy partner Dasra, a strategic philanthropy foundation. D4GX, which will initially launch in India, forms part of a long Bloomberg tradition of advocacy for using data science and human capital to solve societal and civic problems.
Shawn Edwards, Bloomberg’s Chief Technology Officer, said “With Bloomberg’s experience in building sustainable cities and strengthening data for development, there exists an immense opportunity for nonprofits, funders and governments to understand how to use modern machine learning and data science to improve civic and social outcomes. We are excited to introduce Data for Good Exchange in Asia, to better understand specific needs across the region, and to share our data-driven approach to addressing social challenges.”
Vandna Ramchandani, APAC Head of Corporate Philanthropy at Bloomberg, added, “The pandemic has brought the importance of reliable and timely data in large countries like India to the forefront even more than before. Data for Good Exchange will serve as a platform to bring together the best minds from government, academia, development sector and philanthropy to not only share and learn from their collective experience but also to create and support solutions for greater impact.”
