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In March 2020, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce kicked off a Data for Good Initiative.
To highlight the unexpected ways that data enriches our daily lives, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with PERC, published Data for Good: Promoting Safety, Health, and Inclusion. The report outlines five main areas where innovators are leveraging data-driven technologies to create a better world.
- First, consider how data is strengthening fraud prevention and security. New data-driven tools are empowering businesses to detect and prevent online fraud as well as authenticate online transactions.
- Second, data is expanding financial inclusion. Data-oriented solutions such as credit scoring and automated underwriting are improving lending, reducing origination costs, and increasing financial inclusion.
- Third, data is bolstering economic development. Digital platforms are enabling small businesses to have an online presence and connect with their customers, while payment-processing companies are helping small businesses increase their sales.
- Fourth, data is supporting better public health. Doctors are increasingly turning to data to improve the quality of care they deliver. In the future, access to tools that use “societal determinants of health” could enable physicians to better identify patient risk factors, leading to more accurate diagnoses and better treatment overall.
- Fifth, data is driving new developments in artificial intelligence (AI). AI is providing new ways to combat human trafficking, fight wildfires, and connect people to mental health services—and it’s all powered by data. Entrepreneurs are also using AI to improve the lives of people with disabilities and help underserved communities obtain access to credit.