In 2006, the late Hans Rosling presented the ‘Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen’ and blew our previous assumptions about demographics wide open. Soon, population growth would level off, poverty would decline and health outcomes would improve – especially in the global south. Great news, if you’re looking at data visualisation and modelling the future – but what does this actually mean for people living in regions that are disproportionately poor and affected by conflict, disease and climate change today?
What does data tell us about the reality of day-to-day living? How might it help to address and even prevent the worst impacts of industrialisation, and uplift people’s lives so everyone is able to thrive?
In this roundtable discussion from ODI Summit 2021 we discuss:
- What does data tell us about geographic inequalities?
- How can geospatial data enable us to better understand people’s daily lives and struggles?
- And how can it help to inform the solutions where things aren’t working?
- What innovations will enable us to achieve greater equality across the world?
- What have we learned through the global pandemic that might help us to collect, manage and use data at global scale?
*** Speakers ***
Chair: Lisa Allen, Head of Consultancy for Data Programmes, ODI
Monica Nthiga, Regional Director Open Mapping Hub – Eastern and Southern Africa, Humanitarian Open Streetmap
Nadine Alameh, CEO, Open Geospatial Consortium
Rosalind Goodfellow, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office
This is a session from ODI Summit 2021. The ODI Summit is the Open Data Institute's annual flagship event, but they also run courses, talks and research throughout the year. Find out more about the ODI Summit here: [ Ссылка ]
