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The Bright Initiative, an organisation that focuses on using data for good, was joined last month by Microsoft Israel R&D Centre’s Chief Scientist to lead an ethics workshop for the students and alumni of King’s College London. The session formed part of the Bright Initiative’s extensive global education programme and took place during King’s College’s Focus on […]

Powered by Bright Data, the Bright Initiative will provide Subak’s member organizations with direct access to the company’s technology, know-how, support, and expertise

Subak, the world’s first global non-profit accelerator to fight the climate crisis, has become part of The Bright Initiative – a global program to use public web data to drive positive change; Initiative will make Bright Data’s technology and services available to Subak-supported startups working to tackle climate change; Partnership comes as The Bright Initiative […]

I was delighted to take part in the inaugural meeting of the National Data Strategy (NDS) Forum early this summer as it represented clear progress on a vital agenda. As one of the world’s most powerful web-data collection platforms, Bright Data of course has a vested interest in the success of the NDS. We are […]

Bright Data has strengthened its support for the UK’s National Data Strategy (NDS) by taking part in the first meeting of the Forum established by the UK Government. Bright’s CEO, Or Lenchner, joined an invited group of experts and industry leaders at the meeting in June, which was Co-Chaired by Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE […]

One of the most well-known uses of public online data is for market research and competitive analysis. However, that is merely the tip of the iceberg in the potential use of openly available online data. Beyond profit-making, web-based data use can drive critical academic research, fight social injustice, respond to large-scale crises, and improve community well-being […]

Bright Data, a leading data collection platform, has released an impact report on The Bright Initiative, its social responsibility and educational program. In its inaugural six months, the Bright Initiative has worked with over 100 organisations, including 85+ academic institutions, 35+ NPOs, NGOs and other public bodies.