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…
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…
Using Technology to Engage Citizens with Well-being Statistics – Perspectives from Official Statistics and Government Presentations are now available (see below) in relation to the workshop “Using Technology to Engage Citizens with Well-being Statistics – Perspectives from Official Statistics and…
The use of technology to engage citizens with well-being statistics is a relatively new area, and the purpose of this workshop is to explore experiences and best practices from national statistics offices and governments. This is the second of two…
Presentations are now available (see below) in relation to the workshop “Using Technology to Engage Citizens with Well-being Statistics – Perspectives from Civil Society”. The workshop explored in further detail, the role of digital technologies in engaging citizens with ‘beyond…
Following on from the recent online discussions on Wikiprogress: i) Making data more accessible for society at large and ii) Engaging citizens in well-being and progress statistics, we would like to inform you about a workshop that will build upon…
Donatella Fazio, from Istat, co-ordinator of Web-COSI project explains how it is designed to increase the engagement of society at large for better statistics beyond GDP. The two-year EU FP7 Web-COSI (Web-Communities for Statistics for Social Innovation) project officially began…
Video Introduction to the Web-COSI webinar: civil society engagment in well-being statistics: good practices from Italy. Hosted by Duccio Zola, Web-COSI Researcher, Lunaria. To view videos on YouTube: Click here! Presentations Civil society engagement in well-being statistics: good practices…
Making data more accessible for society at large: the role of open data, communication and technology From 11 June 09:00 (GMT) until 24 June 2014! CIVICUS, Data-Pop Alliance, Partnership for Open Data, PARIS21, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Ushahidi, Web-COSI…
On Friday, June 20th, a webinar aimed at promoting and disseminating the most incisive contents and methods implemented by civil society actors for societal innovation in the field of collecting statistics on well-being The webinar (online seminar) “Civil society…