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Data Harmonization for Systems Change Utilizing Ontologies for Cross Sector Impact (webinar recording)
Published on: June 20, 2024
This June 2024 HelpSeeker webinar introduces their ontology focused on bridging communication across funders, service providers, and stakeholders, ensuring data collected at the client-service interaction level is effectively aggregated to assess broader systems impacts.
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Datafication of borders and migration (webinar recording)
Published on: May 10, 2024
This May 2023 CERC in Migration and Integration workshop brought together scholars from different disciplines to introduce their research on digital technologies and datafication in migration and to discuss its ambivalent and contradictory role for migrants compared to refugees, as well as the unsettling consequences of the use of datafication in bordering and policymaking.
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IRCC's 2023 - 2026 Data Strategy - worth a read
Published on: May 2, 2024
It's not often (although it seems to be increasing) to get a glimpse into the inner workings and direction of federal government departments. IRCC is one of the least transparent. So it's delightful when we get a sense of their plans, especially in terms of how they might impact the work of our sector.
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Exploring AI-Powered Migration Management in Canada through the Prisms of Algorithmic Governmentality, Technosolutionism, and Critical Data Studies (2024)
Published on: April 19, 2024
This research paper explores the implications associated with deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the domain of migration management for human rights in Canada. The research findings ultimately challenge pre-existing paradigms and contribute to a more balanced discourse, highlighting the intricate link between AI, migration, and human rights.
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Using data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) to answer questions about refugee retention and economic outcomes (webinar recording)
Published on: February 9, 2024
This October 2022 CYRRC session focused on building the capacity of Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) to access and use data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) to answer questions about refugee retention and economic outcomes.
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DataKind Nonprofit Data 101 Webinar Series (webinar recording)
Published on: January 22, 2024
Are you a social impact professional looking for some practical guidance on how to use data concepts or technologies? Do you want to connect with a data technologist to discuss your challenges? Are you looking for educational materials tailored to your work in the social impact space? Through Nonprofit Data 101, DataKind created this webinar series on various data science and AI topics.
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Data Considerations for Grants (webinar recording)
Published on: January 22, 2024
In this December 2023 session, Data For Good Calgary hosted Marc LePage, an experienced data professional, who shared how non-profit organizations can use data in their grant applications.
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Insights on Data and Reports from the IRCC Outcomes Analysis Unit (webinar recording)
Published on: December 6, 2023
This session was part of AMSSA's 2023 BC/Yukon Summit: Collectively Envisioning the Future of Settlement and Integration. The presenter provided an overview of relevant IRCC data and reports for the BC and Yukon settlement and integration sector, including findings from recent outcomes research and other data collection, evaluations of programs such as SWIS and LINC, and the uptake of settlement services in BC and Yukon.
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Workforce Wanted: Data Talent for Social Impact (2023)
Published on: July 11, 2023
This report focuses on global data talent in the social sector. The report reviews the current landscape and offers four pathways forward for building purpose-driven data professionals.
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