Specialist Data for Development, GIZ Data Lab

Robin Nowok is a data for development expert at the GIZ Data Lab, where he designs and leads experimental approaches to explore and harness innovative technologies for sustainable development. With a background in geosciences and energy systems, he applies digital methods – from Earth observation to natural language processing – to tackle challenges in climate resilience and circular economy.

As GIZ's focal point for the Data-Powered Positive Deviance (DPPD) initiative, he is involved in the practical application of the methodology, which uses big data and non-traditional data sets to identify and scale local success stories. He is an active voice in the data-for-development community and spoke at the UN World Data Forum 2024 about an AI-based tool designed to analyze climate policy documents for references to vulnerable groups, helping assess their inclusivity.