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Target Audience: 25 high flying leaders of the future from around the world including statisticians, economists, policy makers the private and civil society sectors.
Main focus: The importance of statistics for democracy and democratic decision-making; measures of progress that go “beyond GDP”; tools to transform statistics into knowledge; evidence, civic engagement and policy making; the role of National Statistical Offices in the 21st Century.
The course has been designed to provide assistance to those wanting to understand the progress of their societies and promote evidence-based debate and policy making. Organised in the context of the Global Project on “Measuring the Progress of Societies” (see www.oecd.org/progress).
Teachers: The emphasis will be on interactive learning, through peer learning, rather than formal teaching. It will be a place to exchange ideas and best practices, to improve collective understanding of global and local progress. Outstanding experts from international organisations and academic institutions will present including: Jon Hall and Barbara Iasiello (Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies, OECD); Sawako Takeuchi (Nissan Leadership Program for Innovative Engineers – LPIE and University of Kyoto); Kazuo Ueda (University of Tokyo).
Practical information: The training course will be held at the University of Kyoto. The course will be in English. The course will begin at 9am on 25th March and finish at 5pm on the 27th. The participation fee is 1,200 euros and includes:
- training course and material
- accommodation (3 nights)
- breakfast and lunches (3 days)
- coffee breaks
Participants will need to be able to cover their own travel expenses to and from Kyoto.Agenda for the Kyoto Training Course on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy.
Registration: Space is limited to just 25 applicants. If you wish to find out more about the Global Project training work contact us.
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