HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
The document discusses launching a dashboard to enhance the effectiveness of federal spending on states, regions, and communities. It aims to provide decision makers with better metrics and data to improve investment decisions and see the full impact of spending. The dashboard will aggregate data on over 50 million grants, contracts, and other spending records over the past 7 years to allow for predictive analytics and identify what programs and approaches are most effective at stimulating economic growth. It seeks to measure the local impact of spending and jobs created in a more precise way than traditional employment statistics.
NB-IRDT and PETL Research Project PartnershipDataNB
Dr. Phil Leonard of UNB's New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training talks about their research and data sharing partnership with the Department of Post Secondary Education and Training in New Brunswick
overviews on the concept of statistical system, its definition, components, role and future developments, migrating from classical design to a modern one, integrated, and efficient, and highly responsive to new demands.
The document describes a science scorecard developed by Stifterverband to evaluate and compare the university cities of Ames, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, and Iowa City in Iowa. The scorecard measures quantitative indicators in areas like science, community, and economy to generate a city profile. It also assesses qualitative factors regarding each city's strategy, knowledge transfer networks, collaboration, and branding to provide a city in action analysis. The scorecard found strengths and weaknesses in the science presence, skilled workforce, innovation culture, and strategic planning of each city. It concluded by discussing opportunities to expand the scorecard's use and develop an interactive dashboard tool for cities to assess goals and identify best practices.
The document discusses innovation and regional economic development. It covers several topics:
1. Innovation is key to improving productivity and economic growth. It creates competitive advantage by reducing costs and introducing new products.
2. Successful innovation depends on regional factors like assets, networks, and economic culture that make up the regional innovation environment. Assets include skilled labor, infrastructure, research programs, and more.
3. Indigenous innovative activities like R&D spending help explain differences in regional growth. Knowledge-rich regions have continuous advantages over areas relying on external technology.
Presentation on "Multi level Governance of Regional Policy" made at the Seminar on "Innovations and challenges in the management of a regional policy, held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 22 February 2017? Presentation by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/innovations-and-challenges.htm
The document discusses a PEST analysis tool for analyzing the political, economic, socio-cultural, and technological environment relevant to a project or strategy. A PEST analysis involves visualizing the four factors and brainstorming aspects to consider under each one. It outlines four steps: collecting contributions under each factor, structuring them, ranking importance, and drawing conclusions. While PEST is a common framework, the document notes some variants use additional factors like legal or environmental. It provides examples of questions to consider under each standard PEST factor when analyzing suitability of economic activities in a foreign country.
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa...StatsCommunications
HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, 12-14 November 2015, Durban, South Africa, More information at: www.oecd.org/statistics/measuring-economic-social-progress
The document discusses launching a dashboard to enhance the effectiveness of federal spending on states, regions, and communities. It aims to provide decision makers with better metrics and data to improve investment decisions and see the full impact of spending. The dashboard will aggregate data on over 50 million grants, contracts, and other spending records over the past 7 years to allow for predictive analytics and identify what programs and approaches are most effective at stimulating economic growth. It seeks to measure the local impact of spending and jobs created in a more precise way than traditional employment statistics.
NB-IRDT and PETL Research Project PartnershipDataNB
Dr. Phil Leonard of UNB's New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training talks about their research and data sharing partnership with the Department of Post Secondary Education and Training in New Brunswick
overviews on the concept of statistical system, its definition, components, role and future developments, migrating from classical design to a modern one, integrated, and efficient, and highly responsive to new demands.
The document describes a science scorecard developed by Stifterverband to evaluate and compare the university cities of Ames, Cedar Falls, Des Moines, and Iowa City in Iowa. The scorecard measures quantitative indicators in areas like science, community, and economy to generate a city profile. It also assesses qualitative factors regarding each city's strategy, knowledge transfer networks, collaboration, and branding to provide a city in action analysis. The scorecard found strengths and weaknesses in the science presence, skilled workforce, innovation culture, and strategic planning of each city. It concluded by discussing opportunities to expand the scorecard's use and develop an interactive dashboard tool for cities to assess goals and identify best practices.
The document discusses innovation and regional economic development. It covers several topics:
1. Innovation is key to improving productivity and economic growth. It creates competitive advantage by reducing costs and introducing new products.
2. Successful innovation depends on regional factors like assets, networks, and economic culture that make up the regional innovation environment. Assets include skilled labor, infrastructure, research programs, and more.
3. Indigenous innovative activities like R&D spending help explain differences in regional growth. Knowledge-rich regions have continuous advantages over areas relying on external technology.
Presentation on "Multi level Governance of Regional Policy" made at the Seminar on "Innovations and challenges in the management of a regional policy, held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 22 February 2017? Presentation by Dorothée Allain-Dupré, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/innovations-and-challenges.htm
The document discusses a PEST analysis tool for analyzing the political, economic, socio-cultural, and technological environment relevant to a project or strategy. A PEST analysis involves visualizing the four factors and brainstorming aspects to consider under each one. It outlines four steps: collecting contributions under each factor, structuring them, ranking importance, and drawing conclusions. While PEST is a common framework, the document notes some variants use additional factors like legal or environmental. It provides examples of questions to consider under each standard PEST factor when analyzing suitability of economic activities in a foreign country.
The paper was presented at International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies( ICCCT 2014) during Dec 11-13, 2014 at Hyderabad, India
This document discusses several key concepts around procuring information technology for government use:
- There is a lengthy multi-step process involving needs assessment, business case development, cost/funding establishment, and contracting.
- Public and private information systems differ in factors like accountability, risk-taking, budgeting, and procurement methods.
- Strategic planning is important to align IT with goals and get comprehensive input, though projects can still happen without perfect planning.
- Understanding IT procurement challenges is crucial for its continued successful integration and growth within public administration.
Rationality in transport infrastructure - a Pareto perspectiveBjörn Hasselgren
This document discusses rationality in transport infrastructure planning and analysis. It begins by defining rationality in relation to major economic processes like transport infrastructure as having well-defined goals and preferences, measurable outcomes, and actions taken to achieve goals in a cost-efficient manner. Rationality can be achieved through individual preferences expressed in markets or collective preferences expressed through political planning aided by tools like cost-benefit analysis. However, both models have inherent deficiencies like market failures or political and planning failures. The document then discusses Pareto's analytical system for studying economics, politics, and social behavior, and how most political action is based on non-logical sentiments and rationalizations rather than objective circumstances aligning with subjective views. It concludes by reflecting on how transport
Presentation on Rural-Urban Partnership for economic development made at the Habitat 3 conference held in Quito, Ecuador, 17-20 October 2016, by Joaquim Oliveir Martins, Head Regional Development Policy Division.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
[GPATS 2013] Roberto Mayer - Measuring the IT Sector Globally - ALETI CensusAssespro Nacional
The document describes plans for an annual census of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector conducted by ALETI across multiple countries. The goals are to develop a deep understanding of the ICT sector through indicators that allow for comparison across geographic areas and evaluation of public policies. The census will collect detailed data through an extensive annual questionnaire distributed to ICT company executives. Initial results from the 2012 pilot census of Brazil demonstrated its ability to provide insights about the sector and inform evaluation of new government programs. ALETI now aims to expand the census internationally and harmonize indicators with other initiatives.
How to move Beyond-GDP? An action plannefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
What is Beyond GDP? And how are Beyond GDP indicators used?nefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
Speaker: Adam Pfferle, GIS Specialist East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC)
Adam will share some projects involving GIS that his office has been working on.
Subnational Capacities in a Multi-level ContextOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective Public Investment: Subnational capacities in a multi-level context" at EU Economic Workshop: Fiscal policy and public investment for relaunching potential growth held in Brussels on 24 January 2017. Presentation by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
BRAINPOoL Final Conference: Towards a Beyond GDP Narrativenefwellbeing
This document discusses developing an alternative narrative to GDP-focused economic policies that focuses on well-being. It argues that a new narrative needs electoral appeal by focusing on jobs and growth, while also having theoretical credibility. It explores potential elements of this narrative including good jobs, environmental sustainability, and an active government role. It also outlines drawing on theories of well-being, markets, and institutions to provide a credible theoretical underpinning and next steps to further define policies, indicators, and business and democratic engagement.
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
During the project we are carrying out research and interviews, conducting workshops and knowledge-brokerage seminars and undertaking various action research case studies to explore ways to improve the uptake of Beyond GDP indicators.
Cluster basics: Competitiveness - Coming to Grips With a Difficult TermTCI Network
This document discusses competitiveness and clusters. It provides a framework for understanding competitiveness as the productivity of a location's labor force given the quality of the business environment. Productivity is influenced by microeconomic competitiveness fundamentals like clusters, as well as macroeconomic policies and social infrastructure. The framework is supported by empirical analysis showing these factors independently influence prosperity. Effective cluster-based policy focuses on building regional strengths, prioritizing competitiveness upgrades, and integrating cluster efforts into broader strategies.
Ericsson - Transforming to a networked society mk1 2Ade Ed Camngca
The document provides guidance for developing national broadband policies and strategies to support digital transformation. It recommends taking a holistic ecosystem approach that considers both supply-side infrastructure and demand-side adoption policies. Key steps include assessing national e-readiness, ensuring stakeholder input, addressing both access and speeds, and promoting policies that develop the digital skills and absorptive capacity needed to maximize broadband's economic and social impacts. Addressing both supply and demand is important, as the impacts of broadband depend on complementary factors and differ across economies. International experience also shows that universal access and inclusion policies are important to achieve broad-based transformation.
Regional Development Strategies in OECD CountriesOECD Governance
Presentation on "Regional Development Strategies in OECD Countries: Trends and tools" made at the workshop on Decentralisation and Territorial Reforms in Ukraine and in OECD Countries held in Kiev, Ukraine, by Ms. Maria-Varinia Michalun, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
BRAINPOoL Final Conference: Integrated & Innovative Policy Makingnefwellbeing
This document outlines a proposed organizational change program to help shift policymaking beyond a sole focus on GDP. It argues that political leadership is needed to open economic policymaking to new "Beyond GDP" ideas that consider multiple dimensions of societal progress. The program would include changes to people and organizations, like new training and recruitment, as well as changes to the policymaking process, such as new analytical tools, budgeting approaches, and engagement with outside ideas. The next steps proposed are to create communities of practice to share best practices, identify needed changes in specific contexts, build support networks, communicate efforts, and take initial actions.
How to move Beyond-GDP? From defining meta-questions on use to working with b...nefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
Beyond GDP indicators in policy: action case studiesnefwellbeing
This document discusses findings from a study of barriers to using "Beyond GDP" indicators in policymaking. The study examined 7 case studies across different organizations and countries. 12 key barriers were identified and grouped into 5 categories: Resources, Resistance, Communication, Complexity, and Organization. Specific barriers included budget constraints, data issues, natural conservatism towards change, lack of understanding of Beyond GDP concepts, and lack of indicator "entrepreneurs" to promote indicator use within organizations. Overcoming these barriers will require resources, effective communication strategies, and integrating indicators into policy processes.
Voor wie wil weten waar we momenteel allemaal mee bezig zijn binnen eSocialWork. Deze ppt gebruiken we morgen op het congres ortho en nadien op de opleidingenbeurs.
The document describes a year-long Community Health Course (CHC) at the Morehouse School of Medicine that introduces first-year medical students to community-based learning. In the course, students:
1) Conduct a community health needs assessment in the fall semester to identify health issues in their assigned community.
2) In the spring, they develop and implement a community health promotion intervention to address one of the issues identified.
3) Students present their findings and evaluations at the end of each semester.
The goal of the CHC is to provide students with hands-on experience collaborating with communities to improve health and address disparities, preparing them for community-focused healthcare delivery.
The paper was presented at International Conference on Computing and Communication Technologies( ICCCT 2014) during Dec 11-13, 2014 at Hyderabad, India
This document discusses several key concepts around procuring information technology for government use:
- There is a lengthy multi-step process involving needs assessment, business case development, cost/funding establishment, and contracting.
- Public and private information systems differ in factors like accountability, risk-taking, budgeting, and procurement methods.
- Strategic planning is important to align IT with goals and get comprehensive input, though projects can still happen without perfect planning.
- Understanding IT procurement challenges is crucial for its continued successful integration and growth within public administration.
Rationality in transport infrastructure - a Pareto perspectiveBjörn Hasselgren
This document discusses rationality in transport infrastructure planning and analysis. It begins by defining rationality in relation to major economic processes like transport infrastructure as having well-defined goals and preferences, measurable outcomes, and actions taken to achieve goals in a cost-efficient manner. Rationality can be achieved through individual preferences expressed in markets or collective preferences expressed through political planning aided by tools like cost-benefit analysis. However, both models have inherent deficiencies like market failures or political and planning failures. The document then discusses Pareto's analytical system for studying economics, politics, and social behavior, and how most political action is based on non-logical sentiments and rationalizations rather than objective circumstances aligning with subjective views. It concludes by reflecting on how transport
Presentation on Rural-Urban Partnership for economic development made at the Habitat 3 conference held in Quito, Ecuador, 17-20 October 2016, by Joaquim Oliveir Martins, Head Regional Development Policy Division.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
[GPATS 2013] Roberto Mayer - Measuring the IT Sector Globally - ALETI CensusAssespro Nacional
The document describes plans for an annual census of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector conducted by ALETI across multiple countries. The goals are to develop a deep understanding of the ICT sector through indicators that allow for comparison across geographic areas and evaluation of public policies. The census will collect detailed data through an extensive annual questionnaire distributed to ICT company executives. Initial results from the 2012 pilot census of Brazil demonstrated its ability to provide insights about the sector and inform evaluation of new government programs. ALETI now aims to expand the census internationally and harmonize indicators with other initiatives.
How to move Beyond-GDP? An action plannefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
What is Beyond GDP? And how are Beyond GDP indicators used?nefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
Speaker: Adam Pfferle, GIS Specialist East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (ECWRPC)
Adam will share some projects involving GIS that his office has been working on.
Subnational Capacities in a Multi-level ContextOECD Governance
Presentation on "Effective Public Investment: Subnational capacities in a multi-level context" at EU Economic Workshop: Fiscal policy and public investment for relaunching potential growth held in Brussels on 24 January 2017. Presentation by Dorotheé Allain-Dupré, Senior Project Manager, Public Investment and Multi-level Governance, OECD.
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
BRAINPOoL Final Conference: Towards a Beyond GDP Narrativenefwellbeing
This document discusses developing an alternative narrative to GDP-focused economic policies that focuses on well-being. It argues that a new narrative needs electoral appeal by focusing on jobs and growth, while also having theoretical credibility. It explores potential elements of this narrative including good jobs, environmental sustainability, and an active government role. It also outlines drawing on theories of well-being, markets, and institutions to provide a credible theoretical underpinning and next steps to further define policies, indicators, and business and democratic engagement.
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
During the project we are carrying out research and interviews, conducting workshops and knowledge-brokerage seminars and undertaking various action research case studies to explore ways to improve the uptake of Beyond GDP indicators.
Cluster basics: Competitiveness - Coming to Grips With a Difficult TermTCI Network
This document discusses competitiveness and clusters. It provides a framework for understanding competitiveness as the productivity of a location's labor force given the quality of the business environment. Productivity is influenced by microeconomic competitiveness fundamentals like clusters, as well as macroeconomic policies and social infrastructure. The framework is supported by empirical analysis showing these factors independently influence prosperity. Effective cluster-based policy focuses on building regional strengths, prioritizing competitiveness upgrades, and integrating cluster efforts into broader strategies.
Ericsson - Transforming to a networked society mk1 2Ade Ed Camngca
The document provides guidance for developing national broadband policies and strategies to support digital transformation. It recommends taking a holistic ecosystem approach that considers both supply-side infrastructure and demand-side adoption policies. Key steps include assessing national e-readiness, ensuring stakeholder input, addressing both access and speeds, and promoting policies that develop the digital skills and absorptive capacity needed to maximize broadband's economic and social impacts. Addressing both supply and demand is important, as the impacts of broadband depend on complementary factors and differ across economies. International experience also shows that universal access and inclusion policies are important to achieve broad-based transformation.
Regional Development Strategies in OECD CountriesOECD Governance
Presentation on "Regional Development Strategies in OECD Countries: Trends and tools" made at the workshop on Decentralisation and Territorial Reforms in Ukraine and in OECD Countries held in Kiev, Ukraine, by Ms. Maria-Varinia Michalun, Regional Development Policy Division, OECD
More information: www.oecd.org/regional/regional-policy/multi-levelgovernance.htm
BRAINPOoL Final Conference: Integrated & Innovative Policy Makingnefwellbeing
This document outlines a proposed organizational change program to help shift policymaking beyond a sole focus on GDP. It argues that political leadership is needed to open economic policymaking to new "Beyond GDP" ideas that consider multiple dimensions of societal progress. The program would include changes to people and organizations, like new training and recruitment, as well as changes to the policymaking process, such as new analytical tools, budgeting approaches, and engagement with outside ideas. The next steps proposed are to create communities of practice to share best practices, identify needed changes in specific contexts, build support networks, communicate efforts, and take initial actions.
How to move Beyond-GDP? From defining meta-questions on use to working with b...nefwellbeing
BRAINPOoL (Bringing alternative indicators into policy) is an EU-funded project aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators being used in policy.
Beyond GDP indicators in policy: action case studiesnefwellbeing
This document discusses findings from a study of barriers to using "Beyond GDP" indicators in policymaking. The study examined 7 case studies across different organizations and countries. 12 key barriers were identified and grouped into 5 categories: Resources, Resistance, Communication, Complexity, and Organization. Specific barriers included budget constraints, data issues, natural conservatism towards change, lack of understanding of Beyond GDP concepts, and lack of indicator "entrepreneurs" to promote indicator use within organizations. Overcoming these barriers will require resources, effective communication strategies, and integrating indicators into policy processes.
Voor wie wil weten waar we momenteel allemaal mee bezig zijn binnen eSocialWork. Deze ppt gebruiken we morgen op het congres ortho en nadien op de opleidingenbeurs.
The document describes a year-long Community Health Course (CHC) at the Morehouse School of Medicine that introduces first-year medical students to community-based learning. In the course, students:
1) Conduct a community health needs assessment in the fall semester to identify health issues in their assigned community.
2) In the spring, they develop and implement a community health promotion intervention to address one of the issues identified.
3) Students present their findings and evaluations at the end of each semester.
The goal of the CHC is to provide students with hands-on experience collaborating with communities to improve health and address disparities, preparing them for community-focused healthcare delivery.
The document outlines events and information for National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. It provides tips for keeping blood alcohol content low such as alternating alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The event schedule includes presentations on the differences between tolerance and blood alcohol content, alternatives to drinking on weekdays, and the effects of alcohol. A mock car crash is also scheduled to demonstrate drunk driving accidents.
Lees hier het interview met Martin Siebelhoff en Ashwien Bisnajak (marketing intelligence manager Hunkemöller) over de succesvolle pilot om via een intelligent camerasysteem inzicht te krijgen in het winkelgedrag van klanten.
Geïnteresseerd in de mogelijkheden van smart big data voor uw bedrijf? Stuur een mailtje naar martin@thechoice.nl
BLAST is a novel presentation format that encourages rapid knowledge transfer through short slides of 8 words or less to avoid "death by powerpoint". It aims to efficiently convey key information in a brief format. The presentation and additional references on the BLAST format can be found at blast.emcrit.org.
The document proposes a music video for the song "Archie, Marry Me" by Alvvays. The video will depict an outdoor wedding between two men, with one wearing a wedding dress. It will also show the wedding band performing the song. Scenes will be filmed at a church and field near the filmmakers' school. A storyboard outlines the narrative and shots. Details are provided on locations, actors, costumes, props, and a production schedule.
The document discusses establishing a centralized data infrastructure in India to harness government data for public benefit. It proposes integrating distinct sets of government data, following models of other open data initiatives. A centralized architecture would provide authenticated data and documents to improve targeting of welfare programs while granting selected access to the private sector to spur innovation. Citizens would greatly benefit from consolidated access to relevant data to solve problems and harness data for their own benefit. The goal is to establish data as a public good generated and used for the people.
Intro to Open data - presentation made as part of Food and Agriculture Organization meeting with Statistician Generals from around Nigeria + other government reps. **References are in the ppt notes
This document summarizes a review of initiatives that collect data on agricultural public expenditures (AgPE) across countries. It finds that while there are many efforts, it was unclear how they relate and what gaps remain. The objective is to provide an overview of the different initiatives to identify complementarities, challenges, and how collaboration could be improved. It analyzes initiatives by geographic scope, sectors covered, and types of data. The review finds some depths like disaggregation are more limited and proposes strategic options like strengthening coordination, collaboration, data access, and analytical capacity to better track AgPE globally. Next steps include finalizing the report and convening discussions on implementing recommendations.
Review of data initiatives - Presented by Tewodaj Mogues (Project Manager), I...IFPRI Africa
This document summarizes a review of initiatives that compile data on agricultural public expenditures (AgPE) across multiple countries. It finds that while there are many efforts, it was unclear how they relate and where gaps remain. The objective is to provide an overview of the initiatives to identify complementarities, challenges, and how collaboration could improve coordination. It analyzes initiatives by geographic scope, sectors covered, and typology. The review recommends strengthening individual initiatives, interaction among them through communities of practice, and linking country-level and cross-country data and analytical efforts to support agricultural policymaking. Next steps include finalizing the report based on feedback and convening a follow-up meeting to discuss implementation.
The document summarizes key takeaways from a discussion on how open data could contribute to poverty eradication in Kenya and Uganda. There are several main points:
1) Open data on service delivery, access, and demand could help with resource allocation and poverty reduction by identifying gaps. Data needs to be more accessible and relevant to users.
2) Technological advances in both countries provide opportunities to increase data access and awareness, while demographic and cultural shifts also support more open data.
3) While some government data is collected, it often goes unused. More effort is needed to transform data into usable information to support development and address citizens' needs.
The document summarizes key takeaways from a discussion on how open data could contribute to poverty eradication in Kenya and Uganda. There are several main points:
1) Open data can help with resource allocation and poverty reduction by providing statistics on services, access, and demand. Data needs to be more accessible and relevant to needs.
2) Technological advances in both countries provide opportunities to increase data access and awareness, while demographic and cultural shifts also support more open data.
3) While some government data is collected, it often goes unused. More needs to be done to transform data into usable information to support development goals.
This slide set examines the contention that opening data is an inherently good thing - that the case for open data is an open and shut case. It sets out a contrary view that whilst open data is desirable, much more critical thinking is required as to what this means in practice and the possible negative implications of opening data, and calls for a wider debate about the relative merits and politics of open data and how we go about opening data.
Technical consortium for building resilience in the Horn of AfricaILRI
The document discusses developing tools and datasets to enhance resilience in the Horn of Africa drylands. It proposes:
1. Developing analytical tools and monitoring systems to support investment plans and track indicators of health, education, and living standards to measure resilience impact.
2. Creating a catalogue of baseline data and indicators that countries can use to establish current populations' status and measure how investments affect resilience over time.
3. Developing spatial tools to identify hotspots for drought risk and predicted livestock mortality to better target investments.
Professor Rob Kitchin from the Programmable City and Maynooth University presents the possible pitfalls to opening data in addition to the costs associated with this practice.
Open Government Data: What it is, Where it is Going, and the Opportunities fo...OECD Governance
Keynote presentation given by Ryan Androsoff (Digital Government Policy Analyst, OECD) at the 2015 EUROSAI-OLACEFS conference in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2015. Focus of the presentation is on Open Government Data and the opportunities for Supreme Audit Institutions presented by open data. Video of the presentation is available at: https://youtu.be/SlBfxmecJhI?t=1h50m19s
For more information on OECD's work relating to Open Government Data please see: http://www.oecd.org/gov/public-innovation/open-government-data.htm
Open Data Impact In The Caribbean- In Search of Evidence + Hackaton Electoral...Fundación Taigüey
The document discusses open data initiatives in the Caribbean region sponsored by the Caribbean Open Institute and IDRC. It outlines the goals of increasing open data use, research communications, and measuring social impact. Barriers to open data adoption include cultural issues, limited local data access, and capacity challenges. Case studies are presented on potential economic and social benefits of open data in sectors like tourism. Current research focuses on mapping key sectors in 5 countries and 4 strategic initiatives to build evidence of open data's impact and foster collaboration between governments and civil society. The DevCA conference is highlighted as a platform to engage stakeholders and experiment with open data. Overall the document advocates that open data can help drive efficiency, participation, and innovation if barriers are addressed through capacity
This document summarizes a presentation about supporting scientific research for sustainable development goals in Africa. It discusses the 17 UN sustainable development goals adopted in 2015, including ending poverty and tackling climate change by 2030. Monitoring and leveraging open data partnerships are critical to achieving these goals. However, more high-quality, standardized, and accessible data is still needed, especially regarding underrepresented groups. The presentation calls for increased leadership, coordination, and investment in scientific research capacity and open data policies in Africa to help meet development goals.
This deck of slides outlines the key aspects of the Open Data Readiness Assessment or ODRA and was presented in the consultative workshop on Rwanda Open Data Policy organized by the Ministry of Youth & ICT (GoR) and the World Bank.
A call to librarians to use their library powers in the community beyond the walls of their institutions as the open data folks need their knowledge!
Title:
Open Sesame: Open Data, Data Liberation and New Opportunities for Libraries
Abstract:
Cities and data producers are quickly embracing Open Data, albeit unevenly. The Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) has been a pioneer in broadening access to data for nearly two decades. This session will examine the relevance of Data Liberation in terms of Open Data and explore how librarians can step up to the plate to make Open Data/Open Government as successful as DLI.
Speakers:
- Wendy Watkins, Data Librarian, Carleton University
- Ernie Boyko, Adjunct Data Librarian, Carleton University
- Tracey P. Lauriault, Post Doctoral Fellow, Carleton University (tlauriau@gmail.com)
- Margaret Haines, University Librarian, Carleton University
Lga local transparency roadshow 2014 value of local open dataGesche Schmid
Local transparency and open data can provide significant benefits to local governments and communities. It fosters greater accountability, democracy and engagement through ready access and use of open data. This can innovate and transform local public services, empower citizens and groups, and support economic growth. While the pace of transition varies locally, the overall approach is moving from closed to open by default.
OpenDataCommunities and Hampshire Hub presentation for Hampshire and Isle of ...Mark Braggins
Joint presentation by Steve Peters and Mark Braggins for Hampshire and Isle of Wight local authority Chief Executives about OpenDataCommunities and the Hampshire Hub linked open data initiatives.
Presentation on the Informatics contribution in social care by Terry Dafter, Director of Adult Social Care Stockport at Metropolitan Borough Council and Chair of ADASS IMG. Presented at the Local-Central Discovery Day on the Impacts of the Care Act in Leeds on 29 July 2014.
This document discusses open data in Africa. It notes that open data can lead to increased governance transparency and accountability, economic job creation and innovation, and social empowerment and improved service delivery. However, open data faces challenges in Africa including government inertia, poor coordination, low data and internet access, and weak institutions. Leveraging open data will require stronger civil society, media independence, and public institutions to enforce open practices and data release. There appears to be a correlation between strong institutions and greater open government and open data readiness. The document provides context on Africa's diversity and open data definitions.
Similar to HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, Chukwudozie Ezigbalike (20)
Globally inclusive approaches to measurement_Shigehiro Oishi.pdfStatsCommunications
This document discusses measurement issues in comparing well-being and culture across countries. It covers 5 main issues: 1) Response styles may not fully explain differences in life satisfaction scores between countries. 2) Well-being items do not always function the same way across cultures, though lack of measurement equivalence only partly explains score differences. 3) Self-presentation and 4) judgmental/memory biases may also contribute to differences to a small-moderate degree. 5) The meaning and desirability of happiness differs across cultures, which can further impact scores. The document also advocates developing indigenous well-being measures that are meaningful within each local context.
Globally inclusive approaches to measurement_Erhabor Idemudia.pdfStatsCommunications
This document discusses considerations for developing quality of life measures from an African perspective. It notes that many existing QoL instruments were developed for Western populations and do not account for cultural differences. In Africa, concepts like happiness are more closely tied to collective well-being and social harmony rather than individualism. The document also outlines some key African beliefs, like Ubuntu, which emphasizes interconnectedness. It argues that QoL measures for Africa must assess both objective and subjective domains, and be grounded in cultural values like family, community, and spirituality rather than only Western individualistic norms. Developing culturally appropriate QoL measures is important for capturing well-being in a meaningful way.
Globally inclusive approaches to measurement_Rosemary Goodyear.pdfStatsCommunications
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Let me tell you what we see.
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HLEG thematic workshop on Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa, Chukwudozie Ezigbalike
1. Data Issues for Beyond GDP Africa
Chukwudozie Ezigbalike
Chief, Data Technology Section
UN Economic Commission for Africa
Measurement of Well Being and Development in Africa
Durban International Convention Centre, South Africa
12 – 14 November 2015
@Ezigbalike
2. Indicator: A summary
measure that aims to
describe, in a few
numbers as much detail
as possible about a
system, to help
understand, compare,
predict, improve, and
innovate
– The Good Indicators Guide
Understanding how to use and choose indicators Consensus: GDP is now
being used for what it was
not specifically designed
for
3. The data that
informs the
narrative
dictates the
story
– Carlos Lopes
… an indicator without trustworthy data to feed it, is often
worthless and sometimes dangerous
4. D-I-Y
• Indicators are part of a narrative
They DESCRIBES a system
• Africa wants to tell its story
Therefore, countries should be able to calculate own
indicators – not calculated for them by others
5. • Data must be available,
convenient and possible to collect
by indicator maintainers in the
country
• Unambiguous definition that
everybody understands
• Consensus among stakeholders
on what it means
• Try defining “noise pollution” in
a multi-faith community
6. Affordability
• Survey data not available
mainly because of cost
• Example from UNSD’s 2005
publication: Household
sample surveys in
developing and sample
surveys
• In 2005, survey of 3000
households was estimated at
$521,600
• Therefore reliance on donors
7. Pay the piper …
• … and dictate the tune
• Even with NSDS, basket funding, and similar
measures, countries won’t have full control over
timing and content of surveys
• Africa Data Consensus: Countries must own the
prioritisation, financing and leadership of [this
revolution]
• Important consideration for designing indicators
8. Administrative Data
•Bureaucracies maintain records
•But there must be …
Consistency – same result unless data values change with
changing conditions
Reproducibility – different people should obtain the same
results
• Review and design protocols to ensure data curation
practices meet fundamental principles
10. “We [also] call for a data revolution for sustainable
development, with a new international initiative to
improve the quality of statistics and information
available to people and governments.”
[SG’s High-Level Panel on Post-2015 Process]
11. Yet …
The revolution in information technology over the last decade
provides an opportunity to strengthen data and statistics for
accountability and decision-making purposes. There have
been innovative initiatives to use mobile technology and other
advances to enable real-time monitoring of development
results.
[SG’s High-Level Panel on Post-2015 Process]
12. “A true data revolution would draw on existing
and new sources of data to fully integrate
statistics into decision making, promote open
access to, and use of, data and ensure
increased support for statistical systems.”
Try something new
Try data communities
13. What is a Data Community?
• A data community refers to a group of people who
share a social, economic or professional interest
across the entire data value chain – spanning
production, management, dissemination, archiving
and use
14. Global Goals No. 2
Example to explain the data community concept
•End hunger, achieve food security and improved
nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
15. “By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of
small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous
peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including
through secure and equal access to land, other productive
resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and
opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment”
Global Goals Target 2.3
16. Emphasis on “Implementation”
•Common misconception that “development goals” are
about only “monitoring” and reporting
•Therefore, a tendency to collect data on agreed
indicators to report on situation
After the fact. Land has degraded, and we fail on the
indicator. But people may have died from floods, etc.
•Focus on Data for Implementation
Properly defined, should include documenting baseline
situation, planning interventions, delivering services and
monitoring progress to refine plans and actions
The data will then be available to generate the indicators for
reporting
17. Proposed indicator for 2.3
•Volume of production per labour unit (measured in
constant USD), by classes of farming/pastoral/
forestry enterprise size
Did we double productivity?
… of small-scale producers?
… particularly women?
… secure and equal access to land?
… financial services?
… because emphasis was on reporting on the
indicator
18. Data Needs for Secure and Equal Access
Focus on implementation data
• Identification of land parcels or units of holding and/or
use
• Interests and rights recognized in land in the jurisdiction
Ownership interests, grazing rights, access rights, group rights,
management rights, etc.
• Current holders of the interests
Including stakeholders
• Land capability and potential
Suitability analysis
• Current uses
• Taxes and charges assessed; amount paid
• … etc
19. Not Really New
•Land records and cadastres have been around
•Initially with emphasis on conveyancing and taxation
•Became multi-purpose in the 1980s, applying modern
information technologies
•Countries have varying degrees of restrictions to
access
From complete public access – conditions apply of course
To near-complete secrecy – except for owner
•Modern economic models recommend openness in
the management of land information
Country specific decisions on degree of openness
20. Managing Land Records
The Land Data Community – as an example
• There are experts, practitioners, officials, who:
Understand the concepts associated with this type of data, including
best way to curate them and disseminate to wider society
Are in a position to collect the data in the course of normal work
Need them more than others in the course of their work, therefore have
the strongest incentives to keep them updated
• Constitute them into a data community and give it
mandate/credential to collect, curate and
disseminate these datasets for everybody
• Define protocols for data flow to NSS
• Define other data communities for specific data
types
21. Citizen as Data Collector
• Continuous data flows for selected metrics
• Energy costs and types
• Store/grocery prices
ECA pilot projects in six countries
• Challenge of incentive structure
22. The Africa Data Consensus
• Result of the High Level Conference on Data
Revolution
18 data communities
• Forward looking towards call by IEAG for a global
consensus on data
• Core principles on which the data revolution will
become a reality in Africa
www.uneca.org/datarevolution
23. ADC Vision
•Vision: A partnership of all data communities that
upholds the principles of official statistics as well as
openness across the data value chain, which creates
a vibrant data ecosystem providing timely, user-driven
and disaggregated data for public good and inclusive
development.
24. Some ADC Principles
•Political will is pivotal to the implementation of the
African data revolution. Countries must own the
prioritisation, financing and leadership of this
revolution.
•Official data belong to the people and should be open
to all. They should be open by default.
•African governments should acknowledge open data
provided by credentialed data communities as
acceptable sources of country statistical information.
•Technology, new forms of data and other innovations
should be actively embraced.
25. Expanding the Data Ecosystem
• NOT all new data sources CAN fit into
traditional/official statistical systems
And we don’t have to force them to fit, because not all
decisions require data to be stamped as “official” before
using them
• New sources constantly being incorporated into new
indicators, including well-being
Increasing need for data from scientific sensors; e.g.,
Wetlands, soil cover, water pollution, etc.
• Expand the data ecosystem beyond NSS
But define technical protocols, policy environments and
legal frameworks
26. Data Ecosystem
•Multiple data communities, all types of data (old and
new), institutions, laws and policy frameworks,
innovative technologies and tools, interacting to
achieve the data revolution
•However, there is need to define clear rules of
engagement, including interfaces with the national
statistical systems and other data communities
27. In Summary
• Indicators are indispensable part of the narrative
• They are as good as the data that informs them
• Africa wants to tell its stories
• Consider availability and affordability of data
systems in designing indicators of well-being
• Articulate needs to be included in data systems that
are now being put in place for the global goals
• Take advantage of the data revolution
• In Africa, adopt principles of the Africa Data
Consensus