Big Data Ethics in Development Practice
In this blog post, I reflect on my learnings about the application of technology and big data ethics in practice which I’ve garnered through a variety of projects, conversations, and experiences at the Pulse Lab Jakarta.
Extending Financial Services to Micro Enterprises: Lessons from Our FinTech Challenge Fund Winners
This blog post aims to summarise some of the lessons learned on the realities of attempting to expand fintech services to reach microenterprises. Six Indonesian FinTech companies were awarded seed grants towards the end of 2018 as part of the Microenterprise Fintech Innovation Challenge Fund which Pulse Lab Jakarta implemented together with the United Nations Capital Development Fund — Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations (UNCDF SHIFT) programme. Taking on insights from the Lab’s Banking on FinTech: Financial Inclusion for Micro Enterprises in Indonesia research, the winners tested a variety of ideas related to the value of human intermediaries (agents), alternative credit scoring, financial literacy and cash light practices.
How Creating Good Data Habits Helps You Make Better Business Decisions
This article will focus on the some of the steps we practice at EqualTo for nonprofit data management. We’ve identified four phases for incorporating data mindfulness into your organization’s day-to-day operations.
How to Reduce Bias in Your Data Process
At the core of data mindfulness is recognizing that data is not an objective truth. Becoming fluent in understanding where data has been sourced from, understanding the ins and outs of the analysis of your data, and the context clues of data in reports, data sets, and from organizations is important to get a whole picture of the story the data conveys.