Welcome

The 2nd Workshop on Data Science for Social Good (SoGood 2017) will take place in Skopje, Macedonia, on September 18th, 2017,

associated to ECML PKDD 2017.

The workshop intends to attract papers on how Data Science can and does contribute to social good in its widest sense, including areas such as

Public safety and disaster relief
Access to food, water, and utilities
Efficiency and sustainability
Government transparency
Data journalism
Economic, social and personal development
Transportation
Energy
Smart city services
Education
Social services, unemployment and homelessness
Healthcare
Ethical issues, fairness and accountability

We are interested both in non-profit projects and in projects that, that while not defined as non-profit, still have social good as their main focus and have managed to build a sustainable business model.

Important Dates:

* Submission deadline: Monday, July 10TH, 2017

* Acceptance notification : Monday, July 24, 2017

* Camera-ready deadline: Monday, August 8th, 2017

* Workshop: September 18th, 2017