Training and Education

Scope-a-thon

We are committed to partnering with individuals, communities, and researchers to find solutions to social and civic challenges. We periodically run scope-a-thones, stay tuned for our next scope-a-thon.

Previous scope-a-thons.

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The Data Science for Social Good Fellowship (DSSG)

The DSSG Fellowship is a summer program to train aspiring data scientists to work on data mining, machine learning, big data, and data science projects with social impact. Fellows of the DSSG work with governments, non-profits, and mentors from both industry and academia to work on real-world problems in education, health, energy, public safety, transportation, economic development, international development, and more. Over the course of the three months the Fellows spend in Pittsburgh, they build analytical and coding skills as they apply to data science through a combination of seminars and project experience.

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Data Science for Social Good Fellowship Training Materials

Each summer, we host a new cohort of Data Science for Social Good Fellows. Throughout the program, we hold classes and provide materials on programming, computer science, math and statistics, machine learning, social science, project scoping and management, privacy, ethics, security, communications, social issues, and more. We make many of our training materials available on GitHub.

Data Science for Social Good Conference

In 2016, we launched the Data Science for Social Good conference which brings together current DSSG fellows, DSSG alumni, project partners both past and present, and people and content from other DSSG programs. This conference highlighted the successes, opportunities, and challenges faced by the growing Data Science for Social Good community by bringing key members from each community (academia, governments, non-profits, foundations, social enterprises, and corporations) together to share best practices, learn from each other, and generate new collaboration opportunities.

Training for Government-Agencies, Non-Profits, and Other Organizations

We offer training designed for Directors and Executives, Analysts and Policymakers interested in understanding what data science can do for governments and non-profits, how to build effective teams, what to watch out for when working with vendors and consultants, how to get started with a data-driven policy and social impact project, and interested in getting hands-on experience with applying data science concepts to problems they face in their organizations.

Executive Training Program in Applied Data Analytics for Public Policy 

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