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Developing Big Data Analysis for Public Benefit

Developing Big Data Analysis for Public Benefit

Ontario Nonprofit Network

September 24, 2021

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In the nonprofit sector, as well as within government, we are in the early stages of exploring the uses of big data for our work in communities. Both government and the nonprofit sector have data – lots of data – but we are just at the start of being able to harness this data and use it to improve our work. This short article outlines the importance of developing a data strategy for public benefit. From the Ontario Nonprofit Network.