{"id":2451,"date":"2017-09-20T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:05:42","slug":"the-gsma-announces-new-developments-in-the-big-data-for-social-good-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/ai-for-impact\/the-gsma-announces-new-developments-in-the-big-data-for-social-good-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"The GSMA announces new developments in the Big Data for Social Good initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the United Nations General Assembly Week, the GSMA today announced new developments in its Big Data for Social Good initiative, which was launched in February 2017 to leverage mobile operators\u2019 big data capabilities in addressing epidemics and humanitarian crises. Megafon, Safaricom and Telenet have signed on to the initiative, joining previously announced operators Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison, KDDI, KT Corporation, Millicom, MTS, NTT DOCOMO, INC., Orange, SK Telecom, Telef\u00f3nica, Telenor Group, Telia, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain. The Big Data for Social Good initiative is now backed by 19 companies with a presence in 124 markets around the world.<\/p>\n<span class=\"shortcode_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"shortcode_button gsmacolor_red size_medium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-for-development\/programme\/mobile-money\/introducing-new-mobile-money-estimates-to-capture-the-rapid-transformation-of-the-global-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Press Release<\/a><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the United Nations General Assembly Week, the GSMA today announced new developments in its Big Data for Social Good initiative, which was launched in February 2017 to leverage mobile operators\u2019 big data capabilities in addressing epidemics and humanitarian crises. 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