This online conference was the final dissemination event of the Development Counts Project and brought together global development professionals and educators involved in teaching data skills to explore the debates around data skills and the development agenda.

This event was particularly aimed at those involved in teaching data skills to non-specialist undergraduate students and current students interested in global development and/or data skills, as well as the broader data for development community.

Opening & welcome

• Rachel Bennett, Coordinator ‘Development Counts’ project, University of Gloucestershire, UK
• Juan Ignacio Martínez Pastor, Vice-dean of Research, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain

Opening & Welcome Videos

Panel Session 1 – The Data Revolution: Perspectives & Implications for Professionals working in Development

Chair: Tatiana Eremenko, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain

• Bill Anderson, Data and Information Architect, Development Initiatives, UK
• Raffaella Greco Tonegutti, Migration and Development Expert, Belgian Development Agency (ENABEL)
• Iñigo Macías, Research Coordinator, OxFam Spain
• Samba Ndiaye, Director of Demographic and Social Statistics, National Agency of Statistics and
  Demographics (ANSD), Senegal
• Emily Poskett, Head of International Development, Office for National Statistics, UK.

Debate Videos

Q&A session Videos

Keynote Lecture – Prof Sabina Leonelli, University of Exeter: Big and Open Data for Development: Mind the Gaps

Chair: María Jiménez-Buedo, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain

Panel Session 2 – Implications for Teaching Data Skills in the University & Beyond

Chair: Kenneth Lynch, University of Gloucestershire, UK

• Heather Krause, Pstat, We All Count – Equity in Data, Canada
• William Sayers, Course Leader for MSc Data Science, University of Gloucestershire, UK
• Miguel Ángel Sicilia Urbán, Coordinator “Data SET: Help Develop Data Skills of Entrepreneurs” project,
  University of Alcala, Spain
• Iñaki Ucar, Co-director of Master’s Degree in Computational Social Science, University Carlos III, Spain

Debate

Q&A Session

Presentation of the Development Counts Training Programme & Closing of Event

Rachel Bennett, Coordinator ‘Development Counts’ project, University of Gloucestershire, UK

Presentation of Training Programme Video