Bringing about the data revolution in development: What data skills do aspiring development professionals need?

Bennett R., Alberti G., Cibik A. B., Eremenko T., Formosa S., Formosa-Pace J., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, cilt.34, sa.7, ss.1381-1397, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jid.3642
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, CAB Abstracts, EconLit, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Environment Index, Geobase, Index Islamicus, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1381-1397
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: data revolution, data skills, global development, statistical capacity, universities
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The post-2015 agenda calls for a 'data revolution in development' and recognises that statistical capacity amongst the workforce is a prerequisite for achieving it. Universities have a critical role to play in building this capacity. This paper reports insights from in-depth interviews with development professionals in Malta, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom about current and future data skills needs. It presents recommendations on data skills training for aspiring development professionals informed by this evidence, with a particular focus on curriculum in social science related undergraduate programmes at universities.