Build It, Use It, Own It: Making Language Data Work For You

Move from language access awareness to action in this session hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, featuring the Department of City Planning (DCP) and CLEAR Global.

See demonstrations of DCP’s language data tools—both existing resources and new tools in development—and learn how to put language data to use. Discover CLEAR Global’s innovative approaches to building language datasets for humanitarian contexts and crisis response.

Building on the 2025 Open Data Week session “Decoding NYC’s Linguistic Diversity,” this session equips you with practical frameworks for collecting, analyzing, and applying language data strategically. Perfect for anyone ready to make evidence-based decisions about language access.