Policy by Numbers

The team at Google has updated the global broadband pricing study once again—just in time for the holidays! http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/12/global-broadband-pricing-study-updated.html …

New post today about bias and algorithms comes from @Josh_A_New of @DataInnovation http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/11/its-humans-not-algorithms-that-have.html …

Staff members of @826_Valencia talk about qualitative and quantitative evaluation of student progress in writing. http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/10/how-do-you-measure-wonder.html …

Hannah Walker of @FMI_ORG writes about the orgs are using data to reduce grocers' food waste and feed the hungry http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/10/use-data-and-innovation-to-match.html … …

A post from @googleresearch about the value of information sharing among ISPs http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2015/09/information-sharing-for-more-efficient.html …

Excerpt from a super interesting piece on @good about the potential for data-driven suicide prevention. http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/09/data-for-social-good-suicide-prevention.html …

Reposting a piece from @googleresearch about a new methodology for ensuring data validity blog: http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-reusable-holdout-preserving.html …

Denise Linn of @SmartChicago shares findings from her research on internet access and cities. Webinar on August 6. http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/07/bridging-digital-divide-in-gigabit.html …

Reposting a great piece that @ryanswanstrom wrote for @DataKind: Mapping youth well-being worldwide with open data http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/07/mapping-youth-well-being-worldwide-with.html …

Miriam Young of @DataKind writes about projects from the first @DataKindBLR Data Dive http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/06/data-for-good-in-bangalore.html …

Guarav Gupta, @DalbergTweet Regional Director, Asia, writes about a new study on India, "Smart Maps for Smart Cities" http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/06/smart-maps-for-smart-cities-indias-8.html …

Reposting an announcement from Joy Bonaguro, Chief Data Officer @DataSF, about new Housing Data Hub http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/05/housing-data-hub-from-open-data-to.html …

Check out the Internet Health Test from @battleforthenet http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/05/is-internet-healthy.html …

New data, more facts: an update to the Transparency Report http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-data-more-facts-update-to.html …

Highlights of new data-driven innovation case studies from @mmasnick, founder of new think tank @CopiaInstitute http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/05/exploring-world-of-data-driven.html …

Happy Friday! @rikohi offers five recommendations for US states looking to make the most of open data: http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/05/five-ways-for-states-to-make-most-of.html …

Policy paper from @CGDev takes a data-driven approach to assessing the future of the World @WorldBank http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/04/visualization-future-of-world-bank.html …

How do political campaigns use data? David Nickerson and @Todd_Rogers_ walks through methods & models in a 2014 paper http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/04/how-do-political-campaigns-use-data.html …

A look at approaches to data-driven policymaking that are changing how policymakers think about their constituencies. http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/04/quorum-is-software-new-congressional.html …

Wondering what the Section 215 expiration is all about? Check out @EFF's video backgrounder for a solid explanation http://policybythenumbers.blogspot.com/2015/04/what-exactly-is-section-215.html …