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Using Big Data to diagnose poverty in Senegal

It is an article written by Clémence Cluzel, published on 15 Decembre 2022, last update 20 April 2023 on UNESCO Courier, titled: “Using Big Data to diagnose poverty in Senegal“. UNESCO Courier post quotes a study that used big data for the measurement of poverty in Senegal. The quoted study, carried out by Neeti Pokhriyal and Damien Christophe Jacques, titled: “Combining disparate data sources for improved poverty prediction and mapping“ (https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1700319114) and published of October 2017, contains data and maps, together with the explanation of the methodology used for measuring poverty using big data. The UNESCO Courier post mentions also the experiences carried out worldwide (and also in Senegal) by OPAL (Open Algorithm) Data-Pop Alliance. (https://datapopalliance.org/)