Free online event
How to use data to influence decision-makers
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2024
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Speakers
Resources
- Mehrdad Safaei's presentation slides
- Using Data to End Violence Against Women
- How to effectively use data for briefing notes, article by Mehrdad Safaei
- Data-driven park planning, article by Clement Lau
- Using data to make our services better for citizens, article by Catherine Hope
- Practical data tools for government leaders, article by Caleigh Paster
Event Description
In an era of digital government, the ability to work with data is a powerful skill. Data itself shapes what policy looks like and helps determine when it’s necessary to make an intervention or decision. To influence a decision-maker, you need data; if you have creative, data-backed solutions and information, your ideas will be front-of-mind for any senior leader.
Join our free online event to learn how to use data to influence decision-makers. You’ll discover strategies for transforming complex data into compelling stories that can drive policy and get practical tips and insights for using data to influence the decisions you make.
Hear from representatives from UN Women and WHO alongside Mehrdad Safaei, a policy analyst with expertise in data and AI. The event will consist of concise lightning talks, followed by an extensive Q&A session, providing you with ample opportunity to engage directly with the experts and ask any questions you may have.
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Speakers
Mehrdad Safaei
Policy Analyst
Canada
Juncal Plazaola Castano
Policy Specialist, Violence against Women Data
United States
LynnMarie Sardinha
World Health Organisation
Switzerland
Mehrdad Safaei, policy analyst specialized in data and artificial intelligence at the Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service, Government of Canada. They also work as a research assistant at Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and McGill University. Their recent research includes investigating the capability of artificial intelligence to generate plausible, persuasive, and useful policy analysis and performing Twitter sentiment analysis for "Attributions of Blame and Credit in Policy-Making". Mehrdad's areas of expertise are AI, ML, smart cities, evidence-based decision-making, data analysis, technology and innovation policy, open governance, and digital governance.
Juncal Plazaola Castano, Policy Specialist on Violence against Women Data in the UN Women Ending Violence against Women section in New York. Prior to joining the UN in 2009, she worked as a public health researcher in Spain, her home country, where she participated in a number of quantitative and qualitative studies on intimate partner violence, and was part of the team who coordinated the development of the Spanish National Protocol for a Healthcare Response to Gender-Based Violence.
LynnMarie Sardinha, Technical Officer on Violence Against Women Data and Measurement at the World Health Organization, currently leads the work on the global, regional and national prevalence estimates on violence against women and on strengthening the survey measurement on forms of violence where gaps remain. Prior to joining the WHO, as a researcher at the University of Bristol, LynnMarie led on several studies focusing on violence against women in low-and middle-income countries using large-scale population-based data and on the health sector response to violence against women in India and the UK. She holds a PhD in Social Policy from the University of Bristol, UK and Masters in Economics and Public Health, University of Mumbai, India.
