Thomas Roca @Thomas_Roca

Thomas Roca is a researcher and statistician at the French Development Agency. Thomas is developing AFD’s research program covering well-being, human development and alternative welfare indicators, including Big Data for Development. Thomas’s field of work covers also data visualization and programming and he is developing AFD’s data visualization Web portal called AFD Country Dashboard.

Latest Articles

Open algorithms: A new paradigm for using private data for social good

over 9 years ago // Data Driven: In partnership with AFD

Few data collected are actually used to improve people's lives or in the design of better public policies, write AFD’s Thomas Roca and Data-Pop Alliance’s Emmanuel Letouzé, in this guest column for Data Driven. How can we turn this around, ensuring that information is used in a privacy-conscientious and inclusive way?

Data revolution: The role of private sector, citizens and government

over 9 years ago // Data Driven: In Partnership with Agence Française de Développement

Not all data is open data — and the data revolution won't happen without private sector involvement and the appropriation of administrations and citizens, writes Thomas Roca of the Agence Française de Développement in this guest column for Data Driven.

Toward data-driven development: Big improvement or big buzz?

over 10 years ago // Thomas Roca on big data

Big data is everywhere in our data-driven society, but access to it remains scarce. How then can we get hold of big data for development purposes? An exclusive commentary from Thomas Roca, a researcher and statistician developing a data visualization portal for the French Development Agency.

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