The two-year Web-COSI project has officially come to a close, but the initiative does not stop there! Now is the time to get involved by updating your initiatives, data and statistics to the Web-COSI data portal. The Web-COSI data portal (hosted…
Web-COSI Final Conference – One week to go!
There is only one week left until the European Union (EU) Web-COSI Final Conference takes place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris, France, on 3rd December 2015. The conference titled: ‘Beyond GDP – Statistics for Everyone’, highlights ground breaking findings of…
Deliverable report on the four social entrepreneur focus groups now available
The deliverable report on “The four focus groups of social entrepreneurs in four EU locations to gain a sample perspective on how data can be best utilised in their locality”. The four EU locations were: Vilnius (18th June 2015), Riga…
Video and Photos from OECD World Forum in Mexico
Web-COSI travelled to Guadalajara, Mexico as part of its two-year project on data and statistics beyond GDP to attend the 5th OECD World Forum on 13-15 October 2015. The team hosted an exhibition stand for attendees to find out more…
Data Visualization Competition 2015 Winning Entries Announced
The winners of the data visualisation competition have been announced. The aim of the competition was to encourage participants to use well-being measurement in innovative ways to a) show how data on well-being give a more meaningful picture of the…
How to do (good) things with data – deliverable report available
The latest Web-COSI deliverable report is now available to view and download via the Reports section. The deliverable report: “How to do (good) things with data. Civil society data-driven engagement for societal progress and innovation” has been written by Web-COSI…
Multimedia Available: EU Policy Seminar on the Usage of Data for Driving Social Entrepreneurship
Multimedia (presentations and photos) are now available (see below) in relation to the EU Policy Seminar on the Usage of Data for Driving Social Entrepreneurship. The seminar was held in Brussels in line with the CAPS2015 Conference on Tuesday, 7th…
Data Visualization Contest 2015 – Visualizing Well-being
As part of the Web-COSI project, Wikiprogress is running an infographic and data visualisation contest, with the prize of a paid trip to Guadalajara, Mexico to attend the 5th OECD World Forum on the 13-15 October 2015 for the top…
European Union Web-COSI Social Entrepreneurship Survey
Web-COSI is a European Union project designed to improve people’s engagement with data and statistics. The EU project is delivered by Istat, OECD, Lunaria and i-genius, which seeks to improve the way society engages with statistics beyond GDP – ‘statistics…
Multimedia Available: Workshop on the Usage of Data for Driving Social Entrepreneurship
Multimedia (presentations, livestream video footage and photos) are now available (see below) in relation to the workshop “Workshop on the Usage of Data for Driving Social Entrepreneurship”. The workshop explored the creation of new tools and the development of existing…