About CBAS
International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS)
In 2020, Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China at the General Debate of the 75th Session of The UN General Assembly announced that China will set up an International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) to facilitate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. At the founding conference of CBAS on September 6, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter, expressing the hope that all sides can make full use of the platform provided by CBAS to explore ways of sustainable development supported by big data, strengthen international cooperation, and make joint eforts to contribute to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres delivered a video speech, fully affirmed the role of CBAS, and hoped that CBAS would support the UN Global Platform and achieve the sustainable development goals. CBAS (http://www.cbas.ac.cn/en/) aims to harness big data to serve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, featuring multidisciplinary research related to Earth system science, social and economic sciences, as well as sustainability science. It is devoted to the monitoring and evaluation of SDG indicators in the areas where big data plays a key role, including environmental commons, urban and peri-urbandevelopment, food security, and energy decarbonization.
To address the most challenging problems in the implementation of the SDGs, such as technological barriers and lack of data, CBAS provides a range of essential services including data sharing, technology solutions, decision-making support, a think tank, and capacity building for developing countries. CBAS works towards a vision where data is open and accessible across borders and disciplines, technology is available to support the entire policymaking process, and knowledge and ideas are communicated and grown, especially among developing countries.
Contact
CBAS
Tel：secretariat@cbas.ac.cn
Email：010-82177823