About
Gain insights into the datasets specifically available for the UN Datathon and into other open datasets which might be useful for this competition. In addition, you will learn about some of the specific analytical tools that will be available for the Datathon. This webinar will help you better understand the resources at your disposal and will teach you how to use and get access to the these crucial analytical tools.
Agenda
Introduction and welcome
AWS Presentation
AWS presents its platform and services that participants will be leveraging during the UN Datathon. They will walk participants through the Workshop Studio portal and the instructions for a successful event. Come join AWS and its Solutions Architects for better familiarization with the AWS cloud.
Esri Presentation
Get an introduction to the tools Esri will make available to all participants during the UN Datathon: ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, and ArcGIS Notebooks. Learn how to create a map, perform analysis, create an interactive web app, and create a StoryMap to submit your project.
NetApp Presentation
NetApp will briefly explain the Ocean for Apache Spark production and how it helps reduce costs. They will then demonstrate accessing their platform using Jupyter Notebooks as well as PySpark, running a few queries. Lastly, they will give an overview of the applications running in the Ocean for Apache Spark platform.
Oblivious.ai Presentation
A brief overview of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) - How we can work with data when we can't see it, the motivation to use PETs and their challenges, and an introduction to the tools that are available to us to work with PETs. What can you start doing today to set your team up for success for the 70 hour Hybrid Datathon