The 8th Workshop on Data Science for Social Good

Organizers

• Joao Gama (Inesc Tec)

Event Contact

• Rita P. Ribeiro (Inesc Tec)

Programme

Time	Speaker	Description
9:00	Alex Jaimes	AI & Public Data for Peacekeeping and Emergency Response

Background

The Eighth Workshop on Data Science for Social Good, SoGood 2023, held in conjunction with ECML PKDD 2023, at Torino, Italy.

The workshop intends to attract papers on how Data Science can and does contribute to social good in its widest sense.

Topics of interest include:

Government transparency and IT against corruption

Public safety and disaster relief

Access to food, water, sanitation and utilities

Efficiency and sustainability

Climate change

Data journalism

Social and personal development

Economic growth and improved infrastructure

Transportation

Energy

Smart city services

Education

Social services, unemployment and homeless

Healthcare and well-being

Support for people living with disabilities

Responsible consumption and production

Gender equality, discrimination against minorities

Ethical issues, fairness, and accountability.

Trustability and interpretability

Topics aligned with the UN development goals

The major selection criteria will be the novelty of the application and its social impact. Position and survey papers are welcome too.

We are also interested in applications that have built a successful business model and are able to sustain themselves economically. Most Social Good applications have been carried out by non-profit and charity organisations, conveying the idea that Social Good is a luxury that only societies with a surplus can afford. We would like to hear from successful projects, which may not be strictly "non-profit" but have Social Good as their main focus.