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Today we were delighted to host Her Highness Dr. Mona Fahad Al Said (@MonaFahad13) and the delegation from Sultan Qaboos University (@SQU_Info) together with @UT_moblab in our office and discuss how more value could be extracted from MPD for the benefit of Oman

Grand visions require big data! Dubai envisions a transport system that: - can take you anywhere in 20 minutes by 2040 - is 25% of the times autonomous by 2030

Our team put together an article with key takeaways from #mobiletartu. The two-day conference was filled with fascinating lectures, sessions and panel discussions on various topics. Read more: positium.com/blog/key-takea…

The government and enterprises using the data should build trust with the public by being transparent on how the data is used and share stories of how the data has been used and what good has become out of it for the society. Picture courtesy of Statistics Estonia

But who should that be? And how much should you trust the government?

The 10th Opinion Festival was held in Paide recently. Erki Saluveer @erkisal participated in the discussion “Why do I have to trust my data to the state?” which was organised by Statistics Estonia. The discussion revolved mostly around who should have the control over the data.

Keynote presentations and panel discussions from #MobileTartu 2022 on mobile data methods, sustainable urban mobility, and more, are now available at the conference's official website mobiletartu.ut.ee #mobiledata #mobility

🎙Arutelus osalevad Tea Danilov (Arenguseire Keskuse juhataja), Terje Trasberg (statistikaameti juhtivanalüütik), Erki Saluveer (Positiumi juhatuse esimees), Margo Veskimägi (Kantar Emori Balti regiooni juht), seda juhib Hille Hinsberg (e-valitsemise ekspert, Proud Engineers).

🤓 Hiljutised kriisid on tõestanud, kui oluline on andmete olemasolu ja nende usaldusväärsus. Koos arutletakse, miks inimesed sageli ei soovi oma andmeid jagada riigiga, kuid usaldavad neid juhuslikele äppidele ja kuidas seda olukorda lahendada.

📣 Nädalavahetusel toimub Paides kümnes Arvamusfestival. Laupäeval osaleb meie Erki Saluveer Statistikaameti korraldatavas diskussioonis “Miks pean oma andmeid riigile usaldama?” Arutelu toimub kell 12:00–13:30 õigus või õiglus? alal. arvamusfestival.ee

Indonesia is an attractive tropical country to foreign tourism. To continue with our #2022mapchallenge, we take a look back at the flows of foreign tourism to Indonesia in 2019. Read our blog for more details positium.com/blog/visualisi…

Pictures from the second day of #MobileTartu 2022. Great keynote lectures, research presentations and panel discussions on human mobility and mobile big data on the last day of the international conference organised by @UT_moblab

Pictures from the first day at #mobiletartu organised by @UT_moblab. The day was packed with interesting sessions about human mobility and mobile big data. Positium participated yesterday in two sessions about the use of mobile data for official statistics.

Today and tomorrow we will be at Mobile Tartu 2022, organised by @UT_moblab. To learn more visit: mobiletartu.ut.ee

Mobile Tartu 2022 is happening this week, and we wanted to bring back a blog post that summarises the conference that took place in 2020 to get started. positium.com/blog/mobile-ta…. You can read more about Mobile Tartu 2022 here: mobiletartu.ut.ee

💥Mobile Tartu 2022 conference will take place in Tartu on June 29-30. Presentations by the keynote speakers and panel discussions can also be viewed live on Mobile Tartu webpage - mobiletartu.ut.ee #mobiletartu

Lithuania recently presented a web platform that helps business owners forecast tourist flows, identify areas where tourists visit more often and collect tourism statistics in places of the country where it was not possible before. positium.com/blog/lithuania…

Methodology Talks is a series in which we discuss the science and research behind the use of mobile positioning data for generating statistical insights. This article focuses on using MPD to generate tourism statistics positium.com/blog/the-scien…

Eesti Pank has been producing monthly international travel statistics uninterrupted for 14 years, using mobile positioning data (MPD). This case study looks at how the decision to use MPD was taken and what advantages it has had positium.com/blog/estonia-l…