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Unpacking The 2013 Human Development Index
23 May 2013 | debate, dev index, global index, hdi, south-south, undpThe UNDP claims ‘the Rise of the South’ is having a significant impact on economic growth and societal change. In a notable challenge to the gloom of recession in the West and all the continuing and...
Panel debate l Can government data change the world?
03 April 2013 | dataset, debate, evidence-based, open data, transparencyGoogle and The Guardian Datablog - in partnership with the Open Knowledge Foundation - are co-hosting a series of events around the big issues in data, transparency and policy. They wish to get at...
Consultation l Global Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Development Framework
08 February 2013 | accountability, debate, democratic governance, mdgs, multi-stakeholder consultation, post-2015The final meeting of the Global Thematic Consultation on Governance and the Post-2015 Development Framework will take place from 28 February to 1 March 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The...
Seminar l What happens when big data meets official statistics?
07 December 2012 | big data, debate, nat statistical offices, open data, seminar, statisticsWhat happens when big data meets official statistics? Big data is a broad term applied to the types of data that exhibit certain characteristics (high volume, variety, and frequency) as well as the...
Blogpost: Accountability is Based on Relationships, but Data Helps Too | Exploring the interactions among public opinion, governance, and the public sphere
09 November 2012 | accountability strategy, blogpost, citizen monitoring, debate, ict, open data, service delivery"Imagine this: A health care worker or parent in a village, with a laptop or mobile device, can access development knowledge in real time through geocoding and geomapping. She can see which schools...
Nett-Buzz: a summary of online commentary and discussion on the blogosphere
25 January 2011 | blogs, corruption, debate, indices, online debateContents: Critical Assessments Crossing Borders Fresh Measures New tools and Tech Trends Critical Assessments The end of 2010 saw a number of critical...
Oslo University debate: How country-based can democracy assessments be?
19 March 2010 | conference, debate, democracy, democracy assessment, seminar, workshopOn 15 and 16 January 2010, Oslo University opened the floor for lively debates between academicians, practitioners and students on various aspects of democracy with the conference called “...