With the growth of CartONG, it has proved necessary to define a clear policy for the compensation of our staff. This process was undertaken in 2019, and the resulting policy was adopted by the board and is being enforced from January 2020 onwards. The objectives of this policy are the…
Diamond Sponsors Agence française de développement The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group funds, supports and accelerates the transition to a fairer and more sustainable world. Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, their teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France’s overseas departments and territories…
GeOnG 2020 Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 7th edition of GeOnG was held from November 2 to 3, 2020, marking the first time in its history that it was held entirely online. This transition to an online format was a resounding success, with over 370 attendees…
Our teams are mobilized to put data at the service of humanitarian, development and social action projects. They are made up of permanent employees and regular consultants, based in France and abroad. Our technical expertise (GIS, data visualization, webmapping) and methodological approaches (needs assessments, subjective mapping) enable us to provide…
For the second time in a row, CartONG partnered up with Humanitarian Alternatives for the GeOnG. Through this partnership, we were able to bring more original contents to the agenda of the forum, by ensuring a larger dissemination of the Open Call for Suggestions and by building on the content of issue n°8 on…
The GeOnG, the Humanitarian & Development Data Forum, aims to gather key actors and organizations from the humanitarian and development fields, as well as to involve institutions from the private sector and academia to discuss data and information management practices in the aid sector. This year, 300+ participants from more than…
Topics covered Information sobriety, data minimization, low tech and green tech: Imagining how aid actors can limit their environmental impact considering alternative solutions or revisiting their approaches. Information and localization: autonomization, empowerment, participation: Reflecting on how data can empower the people most at risk of this global crisis, who are the…
“Do no harm” in the era of environmental emergency: revisiting Information Management in the aid sector Across sectors of activities, we have been hearing for almost two decades now a recurring maxim: “data is the new oil”. How to best manage data has also become a central question in the aid…