Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights

Event: ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 1: Tracking the Spread of COVID-19 through Digital Solutions

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: New Data Sources, New Insights

18 August 2020

Author / Speaker:

Frederic Clarke, Australian Bureau of Statistics - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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This presentation discussed how big data can be used to support analysis of highly interconnected and complex policy problems, and how a single data source can have multiple applications. It also underscored how COVID-19 has exposed and reinforced the digital divide across multiple dimensions, from livelihood to education.

Geographical Focus:

Subregional- Pacific

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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