<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
describes	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
collaboration	O
in	O
which	O
private	O
sector	O
companies	O
share	B-Application
data	I-Application
for	O
public	O
benefit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
uses	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
being	O
explored	O
from	O
humanitarian	O
,	O
corporate	O
,	O
human	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
academic	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
introducing	O
the	O
term	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Global	O
Pulse	O
has	O
advocated	O
for	O
a	O
global	O
"	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
movement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
user-generated	O
data	O
,	O
corporations	O
are	O
also	O
currently	O
data	B-Application
mining	I-Application
data	O
from	O
consumers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
understand	O
customers	O
,	O
identify	O
new	O
markets	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
investment	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirkpatrick	O
the	O
Director	O
at	O
United	O
Nations	O
Global	O
Pulse	O
labels	O
this	O
data	O
"	O
massive	O
passive	O
data	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
data	B-Application
exhaust	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
something	O
positive	O
can	O
come	O
from	O
this	O
overload	O
of	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
is	O
defined	O
as	O
the	O
private	O
sector	O
sharing	O
this	O
data	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
can	O
benefit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
philanthropy	O
helps	O
to	O
emphasis	O
that	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
positive	O
act	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
shared	O
data	O
is	O
a	O
public	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
corporations	O
collect	O
provides	O
them	O
with	O
market	O
competitiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
global	O
data	O
commons	O
where	O
companies	O
,	O
governments	O
,	O
and	O
individuals	O
can	O
contribute	O
anonymous	O
,	O
aggregated	O
datasets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
HealthMap	O
,	O
a	O
freely	O
available	O
website	O
and	O
mobile	O
app	O
software	O
is	O
using	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
related	O
tactics	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
outbreak	O
of	O
diseases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
form	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
allows	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
date	O
information	O
regarding	O
various	O
health	O
concerns	O
by	O
using	O
publicly	O
available	O
information	O
gathered	O
from	O
news	O
outlets	O
,	O
government	O
alerts	O
,	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
data	O
gathered	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
are	O
not	O
aware	O
their	O
data	O
is	O
being	O
mined	O
that	O
leads	O
to	O
HealthMap	O
and	O
Flue	O
Near	O
You	O
being	O
considered	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
'	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
 '	O
corporations	O
such	O
as	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
,	O
telecommunication	O
companies	O
,	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
amongst	O
others	O
,	O
collect	O
and	O
make	O
user	O
generated	O
information	O
available	O
to	O
a	O
data	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
technological	O
advancements	O
,	O
sharing	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
global	O
scale	O
and	O
an	O
in-depth	O
analysis	O
of	O
these	O
data	O
structures	O
could	O
alter	O
the	O
reaction	O
towards	O
certain	O
occurrences	O
,	O
be	O
it	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
epidemics	B-Application
,	O
worldwide	O
economic	O
problems	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Big	B-Application
data	I-Application
can	O
also	O
provide	O
information	O
on	O
looming	O
disasters	O
and	O
can	O
assist	O
relief	O
organizations	O
in	O
rapid	O
response	O
and	O
locating	O
displaced	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
analyzing	O
certain	O
patterns	O
within	O
this	O
'	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
could	O
successively	O
transform	O
the	O
response	O
to	O
destructive	O
occurrences	O
like	O
natural	O
disasters	O
,	O
outbreaks	O
of	O
diseases	O
and	O
global	O
economic	O
distress	O
,	O
by	O
employing	O
real-time	O
information	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
comprehension	O
of	O
the	O
welfare	O
of	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accumulating	O
accurate	O
data	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
complex	O
issue	O
but	O
developments	O
in	O
technology	O
and	O
utilising	O
'	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
solution	O
for	O
improving	O
this	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data-driven	O
activities	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
cumulation	O
of	O
'	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
can	O
assist	O
international	O
non-governmental	O
organization	O
in	O
documenting	O
and	O
evaluating	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
underprivileged	O
populations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
,	O
NGO	O
's	O
can	O
distribute	O
information	O
whilst	O
cooperating	O
with	O
governments	O
and	O
private	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
incorporates	O
aspects	O
of	O
social	O
philanthropy	O
by	O
permitting	O
corporations	O
to	O
create	O
profound	O
impacts	O
through	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
giving	O
back	O
by	O
dispersing	O
proprietary	O
datasets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
revolution	O
causes	O
an	O
extensive	O
production	O
of	O
'	O
big	B-Application
data	I-Application
 '	O
that	O
is	O
user-generated	O
and	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
plays	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
academia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
philanthropy	I-General_Concept
aids	O
the	O
human	O
rights	O
movement	O
,	O
by	O
assisting	O
in	O
the	O
dispersal	O
of	O
evidence	O
for	O
truth	O
commissions	O
and	O
war	O
crimes	O
tribunals	O
.	O
</s>
