At the end of Day One at DataSummit 2017, we interviewed Owen Ryan from Social Innovation Fund Ireland and Sam Whelan Curtin from DataKind.
Owen told us about how SIFI help companies addressing social issues to maximise their impact and also spoke about the found Think Tech awardees present at Data Summit 2017.
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Sam explained that DataKind’s ultimate goal is to help charities and institutions understand the power and impact data science can have on their ability to deliver their mission more effectively. DataKind DUB is parter of a wider world-wide movement and try o collaborate with both companies and charities to share ideas and projects, paving the way for the growing local data-for-good movement.
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