[Chapter-delegates] Mobile for Good

[Luis Rejas-Alurralde]

I have different feelings about this: on one side I think big data has
great potential to help human kind through initiatives like this one. On
the other side I can't help but feeling a bit paranoiac about someones data
being processed, even when anonimyzed, shouldn't the users involved have a
say on this?

Luis Rejas

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Glenn McKnight <glenn.mcknight at ieee.org>
wrote:

> GSMA, the mobile industry Consortium that represents the carriers, and
> many of the lower level members of the mobile wireless ecosystm just
> announced that they will launch a BiG Data Initiative for Social Good.
>
> https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/
> gsma-launches-big-data-initiative-for-social-good/?utm_
> campaign=MWC17_2017_0227%20Event%20Daily%20Marketing&utm_
> medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
>
> The GSMA unveiled the ‘Big Data for Social Good’ initiative at Mobile
> World Congress.
>
> By leveraging big data capabilities of mobile operators, the scheme will
> address humanitarian crises, including epidemics and natural disasters.
> Mobile operators supporting the launch are Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom,
> Hutchison, KDDI, KT, Millicom, MTS, NTT Docomo, Orange, SK Telecom,
> Telefonica, Telenor, Telia, Turkcell, Vodafone Group and Zain.
>
> Collectively the 16 operators account for more than 2 billion connections
> across more than 100 countries.
>
> Trials of ‘Big Data for Social Good’ will focus first on epidemics and
> start from June 2017. Countries involved are Bangladesh, Brazil, India,
> Myanmar and Thailand.
>
> “A year ago, the mobile industry became the first sector as a whole to
> commit to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, as outlined in our
> Mobile Industry Impact Report published in September, we are already
> affecting all 17 Goals to varying degrees,” said Mats Granryd (*pictured*),
> GSMA director general.
>
> “We are now focused on amplifying and accelerating our industry’s impact
> in achieving the SDGs, and the initiative that we are announcing today will
> contribute greatly in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing
> humanity: epidemics and natural disasters.”
>
>
>
>
> Glenn McKnight, B.A, M.A
> Chair: Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities(FBSC)
> IEEE SIGHT  Community of Practice Co-chair
> IEEE PES CSI  Committee Member
> ICANN NARALO Chair
> Oshawa, Ontario Canada
> glenn.mcknight at ieee.org
> SKYPE:   gmcknight
>
>
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