Facebook launches ‘Project 17’ on the realisation of 2030 Agenda

Facebook launched ‘Project 17’ that aims to support efforts on the realisation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). As part of the initiative, the company joined efforts with independent research firm Ladysmith and published the report ‘Building alliances for gender equality: how the tech community can strengthen the gender data ecosystem’. Project 17 will focus its efforts on big data in the context of sustainable development including challenges such as gender data gaps.