
Applications: Cases/examples of the service being used by task teams in operational work: FY24 fellows supported Bangladesh, India, Philippines, DRC, South Africa, Nepal, Caribbean, Indonesia
Final deliverables: Technical services on data wrangling, cleanup, prototyping, demonstrations, and implementation support.
Geographic scope: National
Indicative Cost / working time: 75 (~$22k) STC days covered by GFDRR / 75 days (~$22k) covered by the Task Team
Time Required for delivery: 6-12 months
This is a centrally recruited and trained cohort of Data Scientists that can be deployed for 6 to 12 months into tasks teams to work with PIU and client agencies as a local data evangelist. Risk Data Fellows are highly qualified young people trained in the new generation of data services, AI tools, and Bank standards. They are hired for 150 days STC to work for tasks teams as a kind of CIO within the project to undertake data wrangling, cleanup, prototyping, demonstrations, and implementation support. After 6 months, the projects can hire the fellows on local STC contract for a further 6 months.