GIZ Data Lab

... brings together practitioners and creatives to promote the effective, fair, and responsible use of digital data for sustainable development

What we Do

➜ Applying tried-and-true methods and imaginative outside-the-box thinking, we explore new data-related trends and develop multifaceted, forward-looking solutions to some of the most pressing development issues facing GIZ partner countries.

➜ Discover our approaches, learn from our successes, and get inspired.

➜ Join us in Working Out Loud, where we share early concepts, experimental ideas, and ongoing projects.

➜ Your feedback helps shape our work as we explore key focus areas and emerging priorities.

Data Lab Blog

Dive into our Data Lab Blog for in-depth explorations of AI-driven policy tools, data feminism, and sustainable solutions tackling global challenges

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Topics

The GIZ Data Lab currently focuses on four interconnected areas that explore how data and AI can advance social equity, identify innovative solutions, enhance collaborative processes, and drive sustainable development outcomes.

Data Feminism

Working on concrete possibilities to implement a feminist approach to data in GIZ partner countries.

Data Powered Positive Deviance

Identifying and scaling hidden local solutions to complex development challenges by combining advanced data analytics with local knowledge.

AI in Negotiations

Facilitating and supporting precise searches through negotiation materials using AI-driven applications.

Data for Development

Testing concrete hypotheses about creative, data-driven solutions and sharing relevant insights with the international development community.

About us

Founded in January 2019 as part of the Sectoral Department, the GIZ Data Lab works on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) to harness the benefits of new data sources and data-related technologies.

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Working Out Loud

This image shows an individual with orange hair interacting with a large, abstract digital mirrored structure. The structure is composed of squares in varying shades of green, orange, white, and black which are pieced together to reflect the individual’s figure. The figure's hand is extended as if pointing to or interacting with the mirrored structure. Behind the structure are streams of binary code (0s and 1s) in orange, flowing towards the digital grid.
Our commitment to transparency and collaboration in the development process. Rather than only sharing polished final outcomes, the Data Lab works out loud, opening our doors to ongoing work, early-stage concepts, and exploratory ideas.
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