Know your enemy: using data to tackle COVID-19
After decades of rapid progress in the struggle against infectious disease, it’s a shock to encounter a virus for which medical science offers few treatments. But in the digital era, data science can help plug the gap – supporting work to control the virus’s spread, soften its impact, support damaged communities and restore economic growth.
Bringing together panels of senior leaders from governments and international organisations, this Global Government Forum online conference explored the skills, processes and systems required to realise the potential of data in tackling COVID-19. The first session examined the use of data on citizens and organisations to improve service delivery to individual users, while the second covered the deployment of anonymised ‘big data’ to provide evidence shaping medical treatments, public health policies and economic stimulus packages.
Using data to drive COVID 19 service delivery
Knowledge Partner
Panel
- Johannes Jütting, Executive Head, Partnership in Statistics for Development in 21st Century (PARIS21)
- Liz Lutgendorff, Senior Research Analyst, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
- Fabrizio Burlando, Executive Vice President for Data & Services, Mastercard
- Jeni Tennison, Vice President & Chief Strategy Advisor, Open Data Institute
- Enrique Zapata, Data Intelligence and New Technologies in Government, CAF Development Bank of Latin America
The power of ‘big data’ in addressing COVID 19
Knowledge Partner
Panel
- Alistair Campbell, Assistant Secretary – COVID-19 data, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australia
- Ronald Jansen, Chief of Data Innovation & Capacity Branch, Statistics Division, United Nations
- Mark Palmer, Head of Public Sector, EMEA, Google Cloud
- Su Lynn Quek, Director, Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Singapore
- Francisco Rodriguez, Digital Government Division Head, Ministry of the Presidency, Chile
