Number of initiatives recorded through data4covid19.org that use data to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
78%
Percentage who “probably would” or “definitely would” share their personal health data with researchers.
9%
Americans who say they have “a lot” of control over how companies collect and use their information. (Pew Research)
Nearly 30 billion GB
Amount of mobile data traffic worldwide. (Ericsson, 2019)
60%
Academic study participants willing to donate personal data to research if it could lead to public good (Skatova, Ng, and Goulding, 2014)
1,000,000+
Open data demand in New York City in
47%
Percentage of people around the world who trust their government (Edelman Trust Barometer, 2019).
US$238,000,000
Amount of money allocated to community projects through Participatory Budgeting in the United States as of June 27, 2017.