data-driven innovation in qatar
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Window into Data-Driven Innovation in Qatar
Heather Leson
February 21, 2016
DDI-Mena.org Cairo, Egypt
Textontechs.com @heatherleson
qcri.org.qa
Kasra.co
DOHA, LAST 40 YEARS1987
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data acquired via data.un.org
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Supporting Units
Startup Ecosystem
Qatar National Development Strategy
Doha has grown exponentially [...] but the capital lacks the benefits that
urban green spaces [...] sidewalks, bicycle lanes and tree-filled
areas closed to automobile traffic ... Urban conditions over time would become
more crowded, and more subject to noise and pollution. Bringing a green
dimension to urban planning could strengthen sustainability
and make cities more liveable. The risk of respiratory disease and the
strain of congested and sedentary living patterns would diminish for future generations. Health
problems such as the high rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes would
be lessened. The absence of green space is not inevitable.
Groundtruth Data Collection
Real-Time Traffic Monitoring
● QT2S: Collection and classification
of traffic related tweets
● Continuous Real-time querying of
Google Traffic API
● Qatar Traffic Profiling & Modeling
○ Geo: City, zone, district
○ Time: Hourly, daily, weekly,
and monthly
● Usage:
○ Detection of abnormal
behaviors
○ Predictions
○ Monthly Public reports
■ Commute status
■ Deadpoints
Human ComputingMachine Learning
Machine Learning + Human Computing
Citizen Engagement with Social Data
Teaching the next Data Innovators
Source: The Simplified Census
of Population, Housing
& Establishments, 2015
Qatar, Ministry of Development
Planning and
Statistics
Census
Data
can help
Startups
Data is everywhere, be curious
and create insights
Heather Leson
Textontechs.com
@heatherleson