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Data Driven Discovery co-sponsors various events related to promoting data science training and research. Below are a few events we have supported.

Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science 2022

SICSS at Penn is a two-week workshop aimed at introducing and training early career researchers (Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers, and untenured faculty within 7 years of their Ph.D) on computational techniques used in the social sciences. Faculty from within and outside of Penn lead workshops and participants are able to get hands-on experience working with data and applying techniques learned.

Philadelphia Federal Statstical Research Data Center

Hosted by the Methdology Working Group, this session on the Philadelphia Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) introduces researchers to the types of data available, how to prepare a research proposal to access the data, and how to become a Special Sworn Status Researcher. FSRDC established partnerships with Drexel University, Penn State, and University of Pennsylvania in 2017, and is one of 31 other research data centers across the nation.

Big Data for Development and Governance Conference

Led by DevLab@Penn and PDRI, this two-day conference brings together academics and practitioners in the field of global development. Some topics discussed include:

• Big data and machine learning on corruption
• Big Data and Humanitarian Crises
• Gathering and analyzing data in social media

Data and Democracy Deficiets in India: Are Innovation and Accountability At Odds With One Another?

As part of the Center for the Advanced Study of India's weekly seminars, this talk invites data journalist Rukmini S. to discuss restrictions in the availability of some essential data on employment, poverty and covid mortality and the debate on democratizing data access.