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November 21, 2024
IDEAMAPS at the 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt: Key Takeaways and Accomplishments
This year’s 12th session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, Egypt (WUF12) brought a record-breaking attendance of over 25,000 participants from 182 countries. Our team led or participated in more than 8 events throughout the week, giving us a significant presence at this global gathering to showcase the work we’ve accomplished on the Data Ecosystem project and several other projects within the IDEAMAPS Network.
Andy Clarke, Adenike Shonowo, Grace Gielink
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August 18, 2023
Re-Cap of Nairobi Public Launch Event
In June 2023, the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi (Kenya) hosted the IDEAMAPS team for a productive week of project planning and public engagement workshops which wrapped up a first phase of our co-design process.
Grace Gielink
August 18, 2023
What is “co-design” in a research project?
One of the main objectives of the IDEAMAPS Data Ecosystem project is to create a final product that is designed collaboratively with input from the key stakeholders who will make...
Grace Gielink
June 22, 2023
Call for Contributions: GIScience 2023 – Leeds, UK
Grace Gielink
November 17, 2022
IDEAMAPS Network - Now Hiring!
Two positions are now available at the University of Glasgow to work on the IDEAMAPS Project recently funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Dana R. Thomson
November 17, 2022
IDEAMAPS Ecosystem Project Kick-Off Event Lagos, Nigeria
To kick-off the design of the IDEAMAPS Ecosystem project, we are holding a full-day public event in Lagos, Nigeria on February 1st, 2023 (location TBD – likely near University of Lagos). The event will be highly interactive, so that in addition to learning about the scope of the project, participants will have a chance to provide feedback and shape the direction of this work. Event space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register soon if you are interested!
Dana R. Thomson
October 7, 2022
IDEAMAPS participatory data-modelling project awarded funding
The Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) is delighted to announce that the IDEAMAPS participatory data-modelling project has secured over $1.5m in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Grace Gielink
June 16, 2022
Informality in Cities: Global Review Series
(This is a repost from the Cities Alliance Newsroom) When COVID-19 first appeared in 2020, it spread around the world and exposed the vulnerabilities of those hardest hit—slum dwellers, those…
Dana R. Thomson
April 22, 2022
Funded PhD opportunities
Here are a few funded PhD research opportunities that may be of interest to IDEAMAPS Network members. University of Glasgow (Scotland), Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) Scholarship: Digital Footprints for…
Dana R. Thomson
April 22, 2022
Inviting submissions to journal special issue on Deprived Area (Slum) Mapping
IDEAMAPS members Dana R. Thomson, Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, and Monika Kuffer are guest editing an issue of Urban Science journal. They invite submissions on the topic of Deprived Area (Slum) Mapping,…
Dana R. Thomson
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