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Registration now open: Data visualisation training courses
17 September 2012 | advocacy, data, opportunity, presenting data, visualisationI recently announced the dates of my forthcoming schedule of public training courses and now you can register to book your place on these events. The schedule is repeated below. To register simply...
Strategic Communication for Governance Programming
14 May 2012 | advocacy, communication, event, opportunityCDC created this course in response to the growing need to strategically program communication as a key aspect of any governance project, and to address the issues of media responsibility that arise...
Blogpost: Data Basics for Advocacy
19 March 2012 | advocacy, blogpost, data, evidence-based, evidence-informed[...] Data basics 1: thinking it through before you start The different ways activists and journalists use data for advocacy can be divided in to three broad areas. First, data about an issue...
Blogpost: A pragmatic guide to monitoring and evaluating research communications using digital tools « on think tanks
28 February 2012 | advocacy, communication, evidence-based, impact, m&e, research, think tanksHow do you define success in research communications efforts? Clearly, if policy influence is the name of the game, then evidence of communications having played a role in policy change is an...
Balkan Peer Exchange: Enhancing Analysis and Research-Based Advocacy in an Era of Open Data | Think Tank Fund | Open Society Foundations - OSF
27 February 2012 | advocacy, balkans, cis, evidence-based, researchThe Western Balkans has witnessed the emergence of a considerable number of influential advocacy organizations and think tanks in the last two decades. Acknowledged by donors and governments alike...
Call for Proposals: Using Data for Policy-Relevant Research and Evidence-Based Advocacy | Information Program | Open Society Foundations - OSF
27 February 2012 | advocacy, call for proposals, data, evidence-based, opportunity, researchThe Open Society Institute Think Tank Fund and Information Program invite proposals from think tanks, policy research organizations or advocacy organizations with in-house research capacity for...
Call for Proposals: Using Data for Policy-Relevant Research and Evidence-Based Advocacy (21 April 2011, Open Society Foundations)
26 April 2011 | advocacy, asia pacific, call for proposals, cis, data, europe, evidence-based, opportunityThe Open Society Institute Think Tank Fund and Information Program invite proposals from think tanks, policy research organizations or advocacy organizations with in-house research capacity for...
Event (Rome, 21 April): Enhancement and Social Responsibility of Official Statistics. Principles - Methods and Techniques - Applications for the Production and Dissemination (Wikiprogress.org, 15 April 2011)
15 April 2011 | advocacy, event, statisticsThe workshop intends to be a forum for a new vision, developments and dissemination of public statistics. Experienced researchers and practitioners will gather to share their knowledge, new ideas...
Open Data Study Commissioned by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (UNPAN, 9 NOV 2010)
10 November 2010 | access-to-data, advocacy, open data, public admin, transparencyThis research explores the feasibility of advocating for open government data catalogues in middle income and developing countries. Its aim is to identify the advocacy strategies used in the US and...
High-level consultative meeting (13-174 Dec, Bangkok) on promoting effective use of statistical data for policy analysis and advocacy (ESCAP, 6 Nov 2010)
08 November 2010 | advocacy, asia pacific, event, evidence-based, statistics, thailandThe Hight-level consultative meeting organised under the joint ESCAP/UNDP/ADB programme titled Supporting the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific (Phase III). The...