The Social Indicators Mapping Project (SIMP) aims to enhance social development in Greenland by providing an accessible overview of social indicators for all communities. It intends to facilitate informed decision-making for organizations and institutions, ensuring that the local community's needs are prioritized. The project will collect and publish data over four years while promoting transparency and collaboration among various stakeholders.

1. Social Indicators
Mapping Project
SIMP
Designing social development baselines of all inhabited areas in Greenland

2. GOAL SIMP
 The goal of SIMP is to contribute to driving
improvements that increase the value of
programs to the people and communities they
serve
 The goal of SIMP is to give the public and
institutions - in and outside Greenland - a
fundamental overview of social indicators
and a understanding of specifics
/caracteristics in each Greenlandic
community – Found in one place
 The goal of SIMP is to bind Greenland
communities together by making information
on different social indicators and specifics for
each area – Available.

3. Why SIMP
 To give the public a better understanding on social indicators for each
area and how to understand, use and interact on that basis.
 To give the best independent and same baseline for all
projects/programs based on what local people need or community needs
 To contribute organizations, companies and institutions in and outside
Greenland to gain best possible insight and overview for taking decisions
or establishing programs - on a informed basis
 There is a need for more horizontal interactive independent information
cross diciplines and mindsets for the benefit of greenlandic inhabitants
based on their social indicators
 The social indicators are the backbone and the caracteristic of each
greenlandic society and needs to be adressed – First hand.

4. HOW SIMP
 SIMP will work in two projects – The social indicators
project and The mapping project
 SIMP will work from a secretariat which will be the central
unit facilitating work, collecting data and spreading
information.
 SIMP will work independenly from any interests but
avaiable for all interested
 SIMP will make all work public available using our
interactive web portal and do publications from each
greenlandic community – As we go and on request
 SIMP will map all greenlandic social indicators in 4 years
 SIMP will use Social Impact Assessment methods as a
organic method for research and design of the project.

5. Who Benefit from SIMP
 The greenlandic communities - Who SIMP initially serves –
Understanding of the community SWOT´s
 The public- Who gain insight in all communities at one
place on same criterias – Binding the country
selfunderstanding together
 The decision makers - Who can use SIMP for immidiate
information on local social indicators and community
SWOT´s for decisionsmaking on informed and objective
basis
 Companies, Org. and institutions- Can start on the same
level – With scientific material – Based on what the
community and the local people say, request and need –
Based on their terms.
 Science in Greenland/ The world - Valid information is
made available to proceed with in several scientific areas –
By contacting the secretariat or using the online SIMP tool

6. Funding SIMP
Social Indicators Mapping Project
Science
Cooperations
Government
Municipalities

7. SIMP Initial Funding
Designing Organizing
SIMP Project
Fundrazing Researching

8. Realize, Understand, Interact, Improve
conditions for development
 Article 11 recognizes “the right of everyone to an
adequate standard of living for himself and his
family, including adequate food and water,
clothing, and housing, to the continuous
improvement of living conditions.” Parties,
individually and through international co-operation,
shall adopt measures necessary to
achieve the full realization of the right. ..”
*International covenant on economic, social and
cultural rights
993 u.n.T.s. 3 (dec. 16,1966)