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Jasmina Ernst

Intern, Sub-Regional Office for Southeast Asia

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Jasmina Ernst worked as an intern at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific's Sub-Regional Office for Southeast Asia.

Using earth images and mobile phone data can significantly reduce the cost of monitoring socioeconomic conditions, as the data collection is less time- and resource-intensive than conventional approaches. Photo credit: iStock/metamorworks.
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Enhancing Poverty Measurement through Big Data

With scant data for almost half of the SDG indicators in Southeast Asia, governments explore big data and machine learning to address the data gaps.