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According to the latest report from Plan UK five indicators were used to rank the 346 local/unitary authorities in England and Wales. They included child poverty, education, life expectancy and teenage pregnancy. The final results revealed Sandwell and Salford to be the worst places. Download the full report to get the results and consult the methodology. […]
Which regions/cities in the UK are the wealthiest?
Take a look at the latest annual Prosperity Index. The Barclays UK Prosperity Map is an annual piece of research compiled by Opinium on behalf of Barclays. It ranks UK regions and cities in terms of their affluence. A Prosperity Index score has been calculated by Opinium for each UK city and region. Factors considered […]
DatNav – How to navigate human rights data
Benetech, Amnesty International, and the Engine Room have created this useful guide for human rights workers and organisations on how to use, present and select data for advocacy work. Topics covered include the ethics of digital data, techniques in data and image verification. Tips are practical and include case studies.
Arabic Journalism Observatory
A new initiative of the European Journalism Observatory in partnership with the Media Development Centre in Tunisia, the new AJO will focus on Arab nations, providing a portal to news, research and resources on the media and journalism standards in these regions. This will include coverage of media industry, media industry, press freedom, censorship. The site […]
International Day to remember slavery
23rd August was the designated International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. An official website via UNESCO provides free access to a wealth of UN documents and projects relating to the trade itself, its nature, impact and history worldwide. For information on the UK The legacies of British slave ownership project […]
Digital Wildfire
This interesting ESRC-funded project is examining (Mis)information flows, propagation and responsible governance in the digital world. It is being funded November 2014-November 2016 so some full-text papers are now being added to the website. Topics covered include case studies of digital wildfires when things go viral, ethical and regulatory questions and security and policing. The latter […]
American Federal reserve launch Facebook page
On the first day of its launch the new Facebook page received 11,00 likes but it is was also widely criticised. The Federal Reserve is the central bank for the United States and was established in 1913. Find out more on its website where you can download a book on its purpose and functions. One […]
Which economy is most innovative
Get some facts from the 2016 Global Innovation Index compiled by World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Cornell University, INSEAD. It ranks over 130 nations on 82 indicators. According to the list Switzerland is currently the best innovator. Topics covered include: creativity, regulation, infrastructure and business environment. All volumes from 2011 onwards can be downloaded from […]
International Religious Freedom Report 2015
Published annually by the US State Department it measures commitment to allow individuals to practice individual religious beliefs in countries worldwide. Long term trends can be traced via their website which has the full text of all reports from 2001 onwards. Each country section has a religious demography profile, information on legal protection of religious […]
Social Media and the Olympics
A great example of the use of Instagram to highlight street art in Rio. See the English explanation from the Rio Times or try the Portuguese Instawalk rio See the most talked about things with data from the Facebook and Instagram blog. Twitter data has lots of interesting infographics with initial data on talked about […]
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