LiiV Center

LiiV Center is a non-profit organization established in 2009 with a mission to integrate deep human insights with data science. The center operates as a digital innovation platform, developing new digital tools for ethnography and anthropology. This allows for the study of digital cultures and communities at the speed and scale of data science, aiming to make big data more human-centric and ethical.

In a significant milestone, the LiiV Center launched the Global Partnership to Advance Digital Innovation in Anthropology in collaboration with UNESCO in 2020. This four-year initiative is designed to foster a global movement identifying open-source technologies, creating academic programs, and raising awareness of anthropology's role in building a more ethical and empathetic society. The partnership focuses on modernizing ethnographic research methodologies by combining them with the precision of data science, driving the field forward in both public and private sectors.

Headquartered in New York, the organization is privately held and venture capital-backed. It seeks to bring together experts from digital anthropology, social sciences, data science, and public policy to build its movement. The LiiV Center provides resources such as a Digital Anthropology Slack Group for global collaboration and has been involved in publications like "New Horizons in Digital Anthropology" with UNESCO to share insights into the evolving field.

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