Guidance Note | December 23, 2020

Responsible Data Sharing with Donors

An overview of the objectives and constraints around sharing sensitive data with donors and initial recommendations for how donors and humanitarian organizations can share data.

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Guidance Note | December 10, 2020

Data Responsibility in Cash and Voucher Assistance

An overview of the common data-related benefits and risks encountered by cash actors and a set of actions that they can take to improve data responsibility.

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Model Card | October 20, 2020

Reviewing the Danish Refugee Council’s Foresight...

An assessment of the technical rigor and operational readiness of the Danish Refugee Council and IBM's Foresight model, which is being used to predict forced displacement.

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Case Study | September 15, 2020

HDX Case Study: Critical Decisions, Key Results an...

An examination of why HDX has been able to scale and secure funding in ways that other technology-focused innovations in the humanitarian sector have not.

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Guidance Note | July 14, 2020

Data Impact Assessments

Advice for humanitarians on how to decide whether to do a data impact assessment with examples of data impact assessment tools.

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Tip Sheet | July 9, 2020

Maintaining Confidential Digital Dialogue during H...

Help for colleagues navigating questions regarding the confidentiality of their digital communications in humanitarian response.

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Glossary | April 16, 2020

A Glossary of Data Terms

Definitions of more than 40 terms relevant to the management and use of data within the humanitarian sector.

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Tip Sheet | April 6, 2020

Responsible Use of Online Conferencing Tools

Guidance on the responsible use of online conferencing tools for humanitarians around the world.

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Guidance Note | February 3, 2020

Humanitarian Data Ethics

How to identify, assess, and address ethical dilemmas in data-related programmes and initiatives.

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Guidance Note | February 3, 2020

Data Responsibility in Public-Private Partnerships

Advice on designing responsible partnerships between humanitarian organisations and the private sector on data and technology-related initiatives.

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Report | January 22, 2020

The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2020

The first edition of our new annual report examining the availability of essential data from ongoing humanitarian emergencies across dozens of locations and indicators.

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Resource | August 16, 2019

Data Incident Management

How to address events involving the management of data that have caused harm or have the potential to cause harm.

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