UNDP Accelerator Labs Network, the GIZ Data Lab, the University of Manchester Centre for Digital Development, and UN Global Pulse Lab Jakarta, will join the #UNDataForum to showcase their work the data powered positive deviance. The team will showcase how we work on bridging the gap between big data and explorative field research in Ecuador, Mexico, Niger, and Somaliland. RSVP here.

The Data Powered Positive Deviance Initiative (DPPD), a joint alliance between the UNDP Accelerator Labs Network, the GIZ Data Lab, the University of Manchester Centre for Digital Development, and UN Global Pulse Lab Jakarta, is rooted in the belief that knowledge on how to tackle complex sustainable development challenges is best informed and spread by people who face those challenges and find their own solutions. The Initiative is testing a new Data Powered Positive Deviance method for sustainable development through a series of pilots, which combine traditional and non-traditional data sources to identify positive deviants in new and enhanced ways. Find out more here