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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.
  • 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.
  • 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

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.

Portrait Teresa Kroesen

Teresa Kroesen

Lead Data Scientist
Portrait Robin Nowok

Robin Nowok

Lead DPPD & Tech Specialist
Portrait Anna-Lisa Wirth

Anna-Lisa Wirth

Lead Machine Learning & AI
Portrait Catherine Vogel

Catherine Vogel

Lab Coordination
Portrait Tan Minh Nguyen

Tan Minh Nguyen

Head of Support