{"id":88981,"date":"2024-11-30T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/?p=88981"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:26:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T07:26:44","slug":"snowflake-launches-end-data-disparity-initiative-to-promote-global-data-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/snowflake-launches-end-data-disparity-initiative-to-promote-global-data-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowflake Launches \u2018End Data Disparity\u2019 Initiative to Promote Global Data Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has launched its &#8216;End Data Disparity&#8217; initiative to address global disparities in data quality, availability, and access. This initiative brings together global leaders, partners, and customers to leverage Snowflake\u2019s ecosystem to reduce data inequality and enhance the quality of data across industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An expert panel, including professionals from both public and private sectors, has been formed to drive the initiative forward. This panel will offer strategic guidance, domain expertise, and action plans to help tackle global data disparities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snowflake\u2019s initiative aligns with the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, which aims to foster stronger partnerships between organizations for sustainable global development. However, only 17% of the assessable targets, including access to education, zero hunger, and climate action, are on track to be met by 2030. The \u2018End Data Disparity\u2019 initiative is focused on accelerating progress towards these crucial goals, particularly in addressing climate, health, and social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benoit Dageville, Co-Founder of Snowflake, emphasized the importance of using data to tackle these global challenges. \u201cNow is the time to use the power of data to accelerate progress in addressing social, health, and climate issues,\u201d he said. \u201cWorking with experts in various sectors will help end data disparity and create real change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expert panel will address challenges and opportunities related to data access and quality, outlining actions needed for better representation and inclusivity in data. The group will also raise awareness of the program through hackathons, pro bono work, consultancy, panels, and policy advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural panel members include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Karen Beaun\u00e9<\/strong>, VP EMEA Marketing, Snowflake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arndt Brinkmann<\/strong>, Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Snowflake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Tom Chatfield<\/strong>, Author and Tech Philosopher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stephen C. Daffron<\/strong>, Chairman at BetaNXT and Founding Partner, Motive Partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Benoit Dageville<\/strong>, Co-Founder and President of Products, Snowflake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisa Lim Ah Ken<\/strong>, Senior Specialist, Climate Action, International Organisation for Migration, UN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mats Pellb\u00e4ck Scharp<\/strong>, Chairman, We Don\u2019t Have Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Denise Persson<\/strong>, Chief Marketing Officer, Snowflake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elena Philipova<\/strong>, Director, Sustainable Finance and Investment, Data and Analytics, LSEG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Elisabetta Pietrostefani<\/strong>, Lecturer in Geographic Data Science, University of Liverpool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jennifer L. Wong<\/strong>, Former Global Head, Strategy and Business Transformation, Digital Data and AI, Sanofi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will be chaired by Karen Beaun\u00e9, and the first panel meeting will take place ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2025. Subsequent meetings will provide strategic advice and recommend actions to improve data access and representation worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want companies and individuals to understand how their actions contribute to the SDGs,\u201d said panel member Stephen C. Daffron. \u201cThis work is vital, and we are committed to providing a platform for meaningful action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support the initiative, Snowflake has launched an interactive hub, a dedicated LinkedIn group for professionals to collaborate, and a white paper titled \u201cEnd Data Disparity: Defining the problem and what\u2019s to be done about it,\u201d which delves into the history of data disparity and outlines the program&#8217;s objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit Snowflake\u2019s interactive hub or join the LinkedIn group to connect with industry professionals working to address data disparity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has launched its &#8216;End [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":88985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,9621],"tags":[],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-88981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-emerging-technologies","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/00-03-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Aleema@techxmedia.com","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/aleematechxmedia-com\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88981"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=88981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}